Issue of January 20, 2025

Verde Loch by Roger Mayer — Art

Acrylic abstract on canvas. "My interpretation of the depths of Green Lake Wisconsin."

The Irish Shop by Shailendra Ahangama — Cover story essay memoir

Shailendra Ahangama is an aspiring writer from Sri Lanka, currently studying a degree in Economics and Management. He has published a collection of poetry in 2019 titled 'The Beauty Of Becoming'.

Frosted by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Memories are treasure...

Crows to Peck an Eagle by Robb T. White — Fiction

If you don't know who you're dealing with, perhaps you shouldn't deal at all...

Moo by J.C. Miller — Flash fiction

The long awaited day of First Contact...

Amid Tempests and Temptations, I Will Write by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...I will write till nature is rightly nurtured..."

In Memoriam III:5 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem haiku

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

Blue Sea, Blue Heart by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"... its intent was malevolent..."

Colorado Mountains by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...A glimpse into the depths of forever..."

Estrangement by Todd Matson — Poem unrhymed

"...damning me to solitary in the bitter cold of winter..."

Mangoes by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"Flame-feathered birds perched in the savage trees..."

My Iranian Friend by Charlie Lomas — Poem unrhymed

"...The world would never be the same..."

The mysteries of four seasons by Paweł Markiewicz — Poem unrhymed

"...the butterfly flying over becharmed garden..."

Three by Elizabeth Agre — Poem unrhymed

"...I don't know who they are..."