Issue of July 22, 2024

Unshared Spaces by Devon Field — Cover story speculative fiction

Devon Field lives in Vancouver, BC, where he writes and podcasts. He hosts the medieval history podcast 'Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World.'

Something Important by Beate Sigriddaughter — Fiction

Oh, anticipation...!

Goin’ Into Town by Carl V. Nord — Fiction humor

Really want to go back to being young?

Perfection by Ethan Goffman — Flash fiction

Actions may speak louder than words, but some words are louder than others...

Roadkill by Dan Mulhollen — Flash fiction

...and he'll never forget 'Brooke'...

Worn Labels by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem

"...because, on course, they all were bad..."

In Memoriam II: 2 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem haiku

Memories in haiku

A Round Town Full of Squares by Matthew Johnson — Poem unrhymed

"...He stumbles from the front lawn into the street..."

All Gold by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"She was all gold..."

Behind and Beyond a Travelogue by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...the journey takes something away from us..."

Bliss by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"The warmth of welcome imbues the church..."

The history of sand by Grant Shimmin — Poem unrhymed

"...Smoothed just enough to tell a rugged tale..."

Too Much of Anything Is Not the Milky Way But Bad by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...famished farms in Gwanda are howling, lowing..."