Issue of December 9, 2024

Hungry Cat by Eric Robert Nolan — Art

Be charitable when shopping...

My Friend Whitey by Marco Etheridge — Cover story fiction

What happens? Is it unexpected?

Hat Guy by Johnny Allina — Fiction

"At the tender age of seven, I was traumatized by not only bad parenting but an over consumption of sweets, my father running the North American operations of Pez candy. I was born with the proverbial silver spoon in my mouth on Park Avenue and raised by partially suicidal European eccentrics."

Hours Before the Famous Flood by Terry Petersen — Flash fiction

"Only the characters...will sound familiar..."

Adventure Remains by Christopher Fried — Poem

"Swashbuckler, rogue, and hero hesitant..."

In Memoriam III:2 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem

Haiku. Part of the ongoing series, reflecting the life and times, especially in this part of the globe.

A Dying Year by Richard D. Hartwell — Poem unrhymed

"...trees are nearly ghostlike now..."

An Aging Wife by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"... I can hear love's secret sound..."

Bitten and Laden, Get a Boost from Another Bite! by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"... For now, the ominous mosquito can brag..."

Japanese Vase by D. Marie Fitzgerald — Poem unrhymed

D. Marie Fitzgerald is the author of five books. She hosts a monthly authors series in Palm Springs, California featuring local authors. She is a retired English and creative writing instructor and lives in Palm Springs, California.

Logical Women by Lucius Falkland — Poem unrhymed

"...There’s something serpent, something wild..."

The Fall by R.M. Engelhardt — Poem unrhymed

"...All the poets quietly disappear ..."

Consolaçam 11 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Malka's daughter has been finding her own solution to the marriage problem...