Issue of October 6, 2025

Play the Game by James Rumpel — Cover story speculative fiction

Just another five minutes, that's all...

Summer on the Hamma Hamma by Carl V. Nord — Fiction life

The great outdoors!

Trauma at a Tollbooth by Robert Feinstein — Flash fiction

Ah, the right hand of Justice...

The Velocity of Standing by Lucien R. Starchild — Poem

"...we were too young, too hungry, too bold..."

Bearded Sword of Want by Saadatu Uzairu — Poem unrhymed

"...A riverbank sentinel mumbling his blunders..."

Eventualities by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...what is the way out?..."

Goal Posts by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"...Picturing the ball spinning through the uprights..."

Imagine by Kate Hill-Charalambides — Poem unrhymed

"...He had been a sailor on a warship..."

Just Creating a Just and Conducive Space by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...A bumper crop of visions..."

New World Order by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...Technology makes demands..."

Old Friends by Mitra Samal — Poem unrhymed

Mitra Samal is a Techie turned Poet and Writer. Her works including poems, stories, essays, and reviews have been published in numerous venues. She is also an avid reader and a movie buff.

When the Shit Hits the Fan by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...The inhumanity of man is just too much..."

Ngongo Chronicle 13 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

The time has finally come for Pierre to do the deed he was instructed to do...