Issue of October 7, 2024

Mr. October by Ronald Paxton — Cover story fiction life

Face Mask by Jim Bates — Fiction life

Just show your heart...

Beauty of Imperfection by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick — Poem

Autumn Leaf by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"...Seasons and time come and go..."

Don't Forget To Take Your Happy Pills by John Patrick Robbins — Poem unrhymed

"... luckily the smell gave it away..."

Experience by Terry Petersen — Poem unrhymed

"It can’t fit in a single skull..."

Fearful Moments of Tranquility by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...colder within than without..."

October by M.A.B. Wyman — Poem unrhymed

"...Warm autumn winds brush my cheek..."

Ravens Can't Read by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...all the pages all the words he had written..."

The Fix by James Penha — Poem unrhymed

Expat New Yorker James Penha (he/him) has lived for the past three decades in Indonesia.

Winter's Grace by Robert Bach — Poem unrhymed

"...The glory of autumn becomes a vision of the past..."

Writing Practice by Joel Bush — Poem unrhymed

"...yesterday’s marks were never quite wiped clean..."

Drought and Deforestation in Catastrophic Collusion in Peru by Ndaba Sibanda — Prose

"...a state of emergency has been declared in Peru..."

Consolaçam 2 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Having fled Spain and Portugal, Uziel finds welcome and work in Selânik.