Issue of May 19, 2025

Trotsky Goes Shopping by Eric Suhem — Art

There are many philosophies in a supermarket...

Sweet Air by Jacqueline Chou — Cover story fiction

Saying something's harmless doesn't make it so...

The Guardian by Donna Gum — Fiction horror

Donna Gum wrote nonfiction including several published articles and ghostwriting. Unable to resist the call of fiction, she enjoys writing flash fiction in the Appalachian Mountains.

cubic centimeters by Jerome Berglund — Poem haibun

"...dropping at terminal velocity..."

Adumbration by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...In your yawn, oscitancy meets its end..."

Floors and Ceilings by Jeff Burt — Poem unrhymed

"...like Pacific waves anything but pacific..."

Gold by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

There isn't only one way to win...

In the Cave by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...Day has sent a search party..."

Kudos to Mashudu Tshifularo, the Pioneer and Professor by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...the world’s first middle-ear <br> transplant using 3D-printed bones..."

Time Does Not Stop by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"...I reach out to the clouds..."

We Loved Not Each Other by Uday Shankar Ojha — Poem unrhymed

"...Buds bloomed, leaves fluttered— spring be or not..."

[if on the run is where you’re from] by John Sweet — Poem unrhymed

"...these better days we were taught about..."

Eclipsed by Andrew Fraknoi — Speculative fiction

Andrew Fraknoi is a retired astronomer and college professor. He has had nine stories published so far, two in anthologies, seven in magazines. He is the lead author of the free, online book "Astronomy," published by the nonprofit OpenStax project, which is the most frequently-used introductory astronomy textbook in North America.