Issue of May 6, 2024

We Three: I Named the Dragon for You by Peter Mladinic — Book review

A review of "I Named the Dragon for You" by Nikki Kerreringham.

The Sunnydale Cookie Truck by Carl V. Nord — Cover story fiction

1928...Are we having fun yet?

Times by Ian C. Smith — Flash fiction

"...Time in reverse possesses infinite possibilities..."

18 April, Don’t Be the Poor’s Peril by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...How does one celebrate 44 years of lack of progress..."

Bestiary by Salvatore Difalco — Poem unrhymed

"...I know an arrow comes into it somewhere..."

Called Out by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...having trouble catching his breath and climbing stairs..."

In Praise of Prayer Outdoors by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"...to observe the inexhaustible power of creation..."

Mourning by Christian Ward — Poem unrhymed

"Rainclouds corset the sky..."

On the State of World Affairs by Peycho Kanev — Poem unrhymed

Peycho Kanev is the author of 12 poetry collections and three chapbooks, published in the USA and Europe.

Set in Motion by Susan Shea — Poem unrhymed

"...as though I know how to go forward..."

The Struggle of the Patient by Afra Ahmad — Poem unrhymed

"...Being patient cannot be likened to being grateful ..."

We relegated ourselves to death sentences in our mid to late twenties by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...Gas-masked angels stop jeweled bananas ..."

What Might Have Been by Paulette Calasibetta — Poem unrhymed

"My daughter was abandoned at birth..."