Issue of September 29, 2025

Suffocation by Nick Young — Cover story fiction

Where there is hatred, there is no room for anything else...

Escape Plan by Amita Basu — Flash fiction

Closer each day...

The Highs and Lows of Being Cheated On by Anthony David Vernon — Flash fiction

Viewing heartbreak from two perspectives...

Cacophony of Love by P.S. Perkins — Poem

As an author and scholar, P. S. Perkins is published in several prose/poetry anthologies, as well as published professional works on Human Communication.

Scar Tissue by Jiel Narvekar — Poem

Jiel is a poet and storyteller whose haiku and poems have appeared in Cold Moon Journal, Failed Haiku, and The Alipore Post, among others.

Besides Processing Food, You’re The Footing by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...What’s a melody, without agility?..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (2) by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...The free flow of our blood..."

Five Days by D. Marie Fitzgerald — Poem unrhymed

"...blinds are open so you can see..."

Later Alligator by Darrell Petska — Poem unrhymed

"... I could’ve been an investment banker...'

Ouroboros by Kushal Poddar — Poem unrhymed

"...I shall emerge through its other side..."

Someone To Complain To by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...a sign of a midlife crisis..."

Virgin by Jan Wiezorek — Poem unrhymed

"A fabric following us..."

Ngongo Chronicle 12 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Inspired by his experience in South Africa, Pierre returns to his home country, Ngongo.