Issue of April 15, 2024

The Fine Art of Collegiate Table Tennis by Jesse Ofsowitz — Cover story fiction sports

Jesse Ofsowitz was born in Germany and now lives in the USA. He has been published in Chapter House, Sojournal, and Bartleby Snopes. In addition to his fiction, he enjoys photography, writes about English usage, and has translated Middle English poetry.

A Valentine by Mike Scofield — Fiction love

Mike Scofield has been publishing stories since the last millennium.

Boyfriend Haiku by Laura Stamps — Haiku

"...Me and Hazel. In the park..."

God bless America – the rotted dream by David Crann — Poem

"...Abroad, afar, a distant drum cajoles with dead hypnotic dirge..."

A Lesser Gem Life by F.D. Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"...scent of radiant sunlight warming black-eyed susans..."

Botanizing by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...United in their love of the natural world..."

dreamt i was the prophet of this new dark age; dreamt i was awake by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...and always the sound of trains in the distance..."

In Memoriam 5 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

On Loan by Susan Shea — Poem unrhymed

"...the man who brought the baby moose into his house..."

Otherwise Engaged by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...we were in love, I thought or I presumed..."

The Hike by Jeffrey Zable — Poem unrhymed

"...I stepped on an underground hornet’s nest..."

Two Evils, Two Related Terms on the Information Highway by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...One is unintended, the other is purposed..."

Wounds Wide Open by Taylor Dibbert — Poem unrhymed

"...So much pain..."