Issue of November 10, 2025

Tweedledum by Steven French — Cover story fiction

The clues were all there...

Her Mother's Will by Fiona Sinclair — Fiction

"...the cause of so many tears..."

Occupied by Carl V. Nord — Fiction

Some jobs are just routine -- until they aren't...

Heroes Day: It’s a Mirthless Joke by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...of recognition and honor of the heroes fallen..."

Kafka's Ire by Lucien R. Starchild — Poem

"...A foreigner in my own land..."

Anagram by Arshi Mortuza — Poem unrhymed

Arshi Mortuza is a Bangladeshi poet based in Toronto. Her confessional, satirical work often explores themes of identity and loss. Her second book of poetry, "Pressed Flower," is forthcoming in early 2026.

Carnival by Michael Minassian — Poem unrhymed

"...it came back empty..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (5) by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"I do not want to be… the unknown dead"...

Grieving Night by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"darkness rolls in..."

I Am Not Berber by N. Chamchoun — Poem unrhymed

"...I am a powerful Amazigh..."

My Neighbors by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...in love through sixty some years and six kids..."

On The Death of Al Purdy by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...Each breath probably was like chasing after a shadow..."

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Part Two Begins: Chapter One