Issue of November 3, 2025

Heavenly Connection by Gregory Smith — Cover story fiction life

If your heart speaks truly, does it matter if no one else hears?

Hypno-Death by David William Jurgenson — Fiction horror

David William Jurgenson got his English writing minor at the University of San Francisco. He was an exchange student at Oxford University, England, where he studied fiction writing. David plays drums in a rock band in Northern California and lives in Novato with his puppy Honey Whiskey.

Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse by Sreelekha Chatterjee — Flash fiction

When it's over, what will you find?

The Human Position by Jim Murdoch — Poem

"...you and me and Auden’s ghost..."

Dismantling a Cyborg by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...there’s always some do-it-yourself nerd..."

Feeding on Time by Saadatu Uzairu — Poem unrhymed

"...How can this emptiness be this strong?..."

Fish Guts by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

"The perch squirmed in his hand..."

Habitude by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Have you nested alongside an aviary?..."

Honcho and Ho by Peter Mladinic — Poem unrhymed

"...They were beauties, beautiful together..."

I Can't Get Enough of It by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"... This is Africa, dear..."

It's Interactive! by James Croal Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"...You can jump back, shrieking, slam it shut..."

The Music Returns by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...Something to listen to is often a wonderful thing..."

Ngongo Chronicle 17 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Epilogue to Part One