Issue of June 9, 2025

Decay by Mahmoud Maher Eltrawy — Cover story serial fiction

Mahmoud Maher Elterawy (Titoxz) is an Egyptian physician and writer who knows the body can be healed, but the soul rarely survives.

Memory of a place called home by Sarang Bhand — Creative Non-Fiction

"... I follow the trail of footprints left behind..."

Meet Cute by Jerome Berglund — Poem haibun

"...advertisement eight inches in front of my face..."

Black Milk by Shikha Sawhney Lamba — Poem unrhymed

Shikha S. Lamba is a jewelry designer and poet living in Hong Kong. She is the co-editor of an online magazine, "Coffee and Conversations".

Hallways by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"...another Sunday spent resting reminiscing..."

Ma!: A Memoir by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...The benign smile at the doorway..."

Mr. Famine, You Have No Shame by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...why do you deceive yourself...?"

Never Again by Jackie Chou — Poem unrhymed

"...I go to where I once saw you..."

Night in the City by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"...Night stars dish out judgment..."

Our Wordless State by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...silence of strangers at a bus stop..."

Shepherds of My Dreams by Ursula McCabe — Poem unrhymed

"Fawn trails a doe..."

Supererogation by Jim Murdoch — Poem unrhymed

"...I do not want to have to ask..."

The Needfulness of a Box of Wine by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...wine, a few cigarettes, and a night away..."