Issue of November 24, 2025
14 articles in this issue.
Marc Watson is an author, educator, and father of two residing in Michigan. He spent most of his years in Texas before making a dramatic, life-changing move to Hawaii. There, he taught at an elementary school while simultaneously finding a passion for writing on secluded beaches and in the thick of tropical forests. He became a father and moved once more to Michigan with his growing family, where he now writes under the canopy of maple trees. When his two young children allow him to, of course.
"...More than 60% of Africa’s populace is under the age of 25..."
"...swabbing the deck on a wandering ship of fools..."
"...as their ashes fly across the horizon..."
"...Where are the mourners, old friends, old teachers?..."
Shivangi Sharma is a bestselling author, award-winning multilingual poet, and founder of Creatree Books publishing. Her work spans poetry, children’s stories, motherhood humor, and travel writing. She lives in Amsterdam with her family in a home overflowing with books and ideas.
Claudia Kessel works as a grant writer in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Festus Nkwema recounts how his military experience was formational in his life.
Can you know what goes on behind closed doors?
Adam Stone muses gently on the human condition from Annapolis, Maryland.