Issue of April 28, 2025

Chasing Lorelei by Jim Wright — Cover story fiction

Jim Wright (he/him) lives in central New York State, USA. He writes short stories when he can and works as a school psychologist when he must

After 50 Years by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"... after 50 years in this country I might have to leave..."

Don't Wait for Me by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...I see a hand swipe the plate from the table..."

End of Time! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...We have been working through ages…"

His Easter Roadside Wish Was to Cruise On by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...presented his license and wished himself good luck..."

Hunger by Uday Shankar Ojha — Poem unrhymed

Uday Shankar Ojha is a professor of English at Jai Prakash University, Chapra, Bihar, India.

I suppose by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...having a community of dead people ..."

Imagining You by Sushant Thapa — Poem unrhymed

"...Your soul is my spinning wheel..."

Ritual by Ali Ashhar — Poem unrhymed

"...birds witness desolate leaves at the onset of fall season..."

The Best Was Yet to Come by Supatra Sen — Poem unrhymed

"...So many shades..."

The Same Nettles by Lucius Falkland — Poem unrhymed

"We’ve all cut our way through paths...

[just keep saying <i>no</i> to me] by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...what’s left is the present..."

It's Mine Now by Thomas Elson — Prose

Unwelcome in so many ways...

Regina, the Roach Experts by Seth Coggeshall — Speculative fiction horror

Does it have six legs and will survive Armageddon?