Issue of December 1, 2025

Singed Wings by Austin Arnold — Cover story speculative fiction

Austin Arnold is the author of works no one has ever heard of, nor much care to. He spends his time manifesting an outlandish imagination that is overdue for therapeutic intervention. With any luck, one day his imagination will capture even just one reader’s heart the way countless others have captured his.

The Perfumer by Mehreen Ahmed — Fiction

The sweetest scents are compassion and wisdom...

Neighbors by Mitchell Waldman — Fiction horror

If you've got good ones, be very, very glad...

The Green Apron by Gregory Smith — Fiction life

The fulfillment of a dream, the fulfillment of a hope...

Be Kind, Rewind by Jiel Narvekar — Poem

"He tries to change everything..."

Flush by Amanda Niamh Dawson — Poem

"...stardom’s rush..."

No Train, Rain or Thunder by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"... the singing seam of the train and the rain..."

Spot the Spot by Jim Murdoch — Poem

"...where you make the poem your own..."

Humanity: Back to the Beginning by Terry Petersen — Poem unrhymed

Speaking of a time no one remembers...

Love Is Not Known by Nolo Segundo — Poem unrhymed

"...Love cannot be weighed..."

To Kermit (From DQ) by James Croal Jackson — Poem unrhymed

"...on this rare patch of sun..."

What Are You Reading? by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...where did this one come from?..."

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 04 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Nkwema explains Ngongo's mineral wealth.