Issue of May 20, 2024

Splash of color by Andrea Damic — Art

"Australia is full of unusual flowers and amazing colours..."

A Review of <i>I Am My Country</i> by Kenan Orhan by John RC Potter — Book review

Review of Kenan Orhans book "I Am My Country."

A Perfectly Reasonable Response by Will Willoughby — Cover story fiction horror

Will Willoughby’s short stories often feature characters facing absurd, funny/sad situations. He earned his English degree from the University of New Hampshire and now lives in southern Maine with his wife, his daughter, and his potato-colored dog, Charlie.

After the wedding by Kathleen Gray — Flash fiction

Born and raised in Scotland, Kathleen Gray left home at 18 for London, The Hague, then Paris, which became home.

Absent by Mark J. Mitchell — Poem

Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for 50 years. He lives in San Francisco where he points out pretty things.

BCC’s Central Call for Restoration by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...It is our soul. Our present and future..."

In backdrop, in detail by DS Maolalaí — Poem unrhymed

"...the shadow of buildings in rank on each side of the bridge..."

Sad State by Stephen Jarrell Williams — Poem unrhymed

"...all too unbelievable nightmare madness..."

Senryu by Gopal Lahiri — Poem unrhymed

"...cold in absence of your laughter..."

Strawberry Wind by Marjorie Pezzoli — Poem unrhymed

"...we are the playwrights who nurture the words..."

that first summer after my father died by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...i didn’t have much to my name..."

The Foyer by John Tustin — Poem unrhymed

"...your presence all about the room..."

The Mission on Conziglria by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...our job is to communicate..."