Issue of November 18, 2024

Ice Out by Rob Tyler — Cover story fiction life

Rob Tyler lives in a barn with a cat on 30 acres of scrubland in Upstate New York. His short fiction appears here and there online and in print, and a few of his stories have been produced as podcasts. When he isn’t writing, can be found wrangling his feral cat, pulling up knotweed by the roots, or shooting pool at the local watering hole

Micah's Crossing by Ronald Paxton — Fiction

Was it a second chance, or the chance of a lifetime...?

Death on the Wind by Jon Hogland — Fiction horror

Jon is a licensed funeral director, aircraft mechanic, and software developer. A lover of all things strange and horrific, Jon currently lives on the Space Coast of Florida with his wife and daughter, dreaming of weirdness in this universe and beyond it.

And Justice for All by Frank De Canio — Poem

"...what he deems best for others in the city ..."

Clarity by Susan Brumel — Poem

"...where the light shines most bright..."

The Final Escape by Sparsh Paul — Poem

"...His spirit is rising, truly awake..."

Boneville, Unincorporated by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"...found clutched-up in the gnarled roots..."

For Keith Reid by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...young dreamers who dared transcend time with art..."

Poking the Bear by Gregg Norman — Poem unrhymed

"...take up riding bulls skydiving..."

Suspense by Stephen Kingsnorth — Poem unrhymed

"...trundling train tracks flimsy girders, river bridge..."

You Give Renaissance a New Name by Scott Thomas Outlar — Poem unrhymed

"...everything in life is just as beautiful..."

The Fading Fad, Pull and Power of the Former Liberation Movements of Southern Africa by Ndaba Sibanda — Prose

"... Are the current leaders of these parities principled or visionary?..."

Consolaçam 8 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Uziel has a solution for the great Suleiman...