Issue of August 11, 2025

Three Nights in the Mirror by Kevin LeCompte — Cover story fiction horror

Kevin LeCompte is a high school English teacher who loves stories of all genres, though he tends to lean towards horror because he grew up in the 80's and was sneaking out of bed to watch scary movies way before he should have been.

The New Life of Ramond Black by Carl V. Nord — Fiction

How far do you have to run to get away from the rats in the woodwork?

Danny Manu’s Revolutionary Technology and Psychology by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...Think of language hurdles for tourists and arrivals..."

The Beauty of the Blank Page by Lucien R. Starchild — Poem

"...the pause between the dark and bright..."

the Strand by Jerome Berglund — Poem

"...sequences chipping away..."

Clothes Pole by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...It had its own spot in the backyard..."

Detritus by Shikha Sawhney Lamba — Poem unrhymed

"...life disintegrates in seconds..."

Fervor by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"... Candles draft the final chapter..."

My Body by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal — Poem unrhymed

"...An aching heart is sure to come..."

Suffocating in Silence by Saadatu Uzairu — Poem unrhymed

...Let rainfall wash away my pains..."

Trestle Bay by Ursula McCabe — Poem unrhymed

"...elk wandered to water this morning..."

Trinity by Kate Hill-Charalambides — Poem unrhymed

"...the bitter snow bites your face..."

Ngongo Chronicle 05 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Pierre encounters a lecture about insurrection ...