Issue of August 4, 2025

Dust My Broom by William P. Adams — Cover story fiction life

Try to hit this one out of the park...

Outside the World of Words, 2019 by Marianne Szlyk — Fiction life

Can you wake up to this for the rest of your life?

The ‘Green Sahara’ and Its Unsolved Human Heritage by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...a human exodus strip between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa..."

Destiny by Jan Wiezorek — Poem unrhymed

"...our simple plateaus of meaty struggle..."

Dying with the Holidays by Fabrice Poussin — Poem unrhymed

"They come and they go..."

Infinity by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...Our rails cross a parallel distance..."

Let Me Put It This Way by Jim Murdoch — Poem unrhymed

"Imagine taking all the jigsaws you own..."

Ma: Her Dilemma by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...A final salute..."

Searching for the Right Words by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...speaking a language we pretend to understand..."

Starlets by Jackie Chou — Poem unrhymed

...solid or print but never monochrome..."

The Odd One Out on Zertwil by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"It’s a paler sun than I’m used to..."

Ngongo Chronicle 04 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Pierre interviews a man who makes his living by lampooning politicians...

That's All, Folks by Carlos Castillo — Speculative fiction

Carlos Castillo is a writer from Sylmar, California. He writes short stories about random ideas which pop into his head, and sometimes, he even goes back and edits them. These ideas can be science fiction, fantasy, horror, or something that doesn't fit any genre cleanly.