Issue of April 14, 2025

Spanish Mountain Troll by Roger Mayer — Art

Nattier than some...

The Hole Truth by Jonathan D. Scott — Cover story fiction humor

Jonathan D. Scott has published a fantasy novel, a dense historical novel, a rom-com, a collection of short stories, and two middle-grade novels under the name Terry Baldwin. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky with award-winning author Mary Knight, and is trying to decide what he would like to do when he grows up.

Sometimes I Get Lonely by Elaine Lennon — Fiction

Elaine Lennon is a film historian. She is the author of CHINATOWNE: The Screenplays of Robert Towne and other books about cinema. She is widely published in several international journals. She writes novels and short stories.

The Hermitic Woodsman by Sam Robinson — Fiction horror

Sam Robinson is a Liverpudlian writer inspired by all things eerie and unsettling. He currently lives in Stockport working as a web developer and hopes to release more strange fiction in the not-too-distant future.

In Memoriam III:10 by Pranab Ghosh — Poem haiku

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

Festive lights by Christina Chin and Sarang Bhand — Poem rengay

A rengay collaboration

Caged in Gaza by Lynn White — Poem unrhymed

"...perhaps they still live in hope like us..."

Moments of Clarity by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"once in a while..."

My kids by Elizabeth Agre — Poem unrhymed

"...Some days were spent in pajamas all day long..."

Sandcastles on Mars by David Crann — Poem unrhymed

"Among the sandcastles they play..."

The Hardest Known Mineral by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...A see-through that is often unseen..."

the old man on the porch by Ken Kakareka — Poem unrhymed

"...the stillness of a summer day was biting away..."

Too Late Always Comes Too Soon by Ian Mullins — Poem unrhymed

"...a man with only a bottle for good company..."