Issue of August 5, 2024

Can by Jerome Berglund — Art

Jerome Berglund graduated from the University of Southern California’s Cinema-Television Production program and spent a picaresque decade in the entertainment industry before returning to the midwest where he was born and raised.

The Visit by Darrell Smith — Cover story essay memoir

By Faith, Not Sight by Mike Wilson — Poem

"...We walk tightropes, balance with hope..."

In Memoriam II: 3 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem haiku

Memories in haiku

An Undisputed Master of the African Stringed instrument, the Kora, Has Rested by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...famous for his astonishing talent and innovative approach..."

DJ Told Me to Play Yiruma’s <i>River Flows in You</i> on YouTube by April Mae M. Berza — Poem unrhymed

"...home home listening so slowly, gently..."

Eye for an Eye by Robert Bach — Poem unrhymed

"...when retribution was the rule..."

Grip by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Fail to face me in any real way..."

Newly Mowed Lawn by Jeff Burt — Poem unrhymed

"Grass and weed cut down to an inch..."

Paper Door by Salvatore Difalco — Poem unrhymed

"...imagine a skeleton hammering ivory..."

Passage by Peycho Kanev — Poem unrhymed

"...the tint of time and grey houses..."

Rain by Barbara Brooks — Poem unrhymed

"...the driveway washes away..."

The Abduction of Piccarda Donati from the Convent of Monticelli by Fhen M. — Poem unrhymed

"...let fortitude face any sword, axe, or fire..."