Issue of September 15, 2025

The Devil and Amanda Ogilvie by Eric Robert Nolan — Cover story fiction

Temptations come in many forms...

You Made Taiglach! by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

Sweet and sticky, perfect for a celebration...

Outings by E.C. Traganas — Fiction life

Author of the debut novel Twelfth House (Seaburn Classics), and Shaded Pergola (Tropaeum Press), a collection of haiku and short poetry featuring her original illustrations, E.C. Traganas enjoys a professional career as a Juilliard-trained concert pianist and composer, and has held over 40 national exhibitions of her artwork.

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! by Pranab Ghosh — Poem

"...My imagination?..."

The Garden Where Nothing Grows by Lucien R. Starchild — Poem

"...A barren plot beyond repair..."

A Day on the Farm, Pt. 2 by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"...blue, yellow, orange, like the petals of wildflowers..."

I’m Just Saying Friendships and Friends Should Be Just by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...Don’t we need to keep, animate and treasure friendships?..."

Marsh Waders by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

"...Annas Bay shoreline where blue herons stand..."

No Filter by N. Chamchoun — Poem unrhymed

Nayma Chamchoun is a British Moroccan writer, poet and performance poet. Her writing is influenced by her cultural duality.

Quintessence of Living by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...staring at the frozen waters and the ice covering the sand..."

Why Old Friends Go by Zhihua Wang — Poem unrhymed

"...I can't hold too much love..."

Ngongo Chronicle 10 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

In Tanzania, Pierre learns more about political movement...

Rabbit Season by D.A. Cairns — Speculative fiction

Visitors to another planet find unfriendly natives...