Issue of December 15, 2025

The Hippo Wrangler by Arthur Davis — Cover story fiction

It was --is-- a story needed to be told...

In the Months of the Bumblebee by Hua Ai (Nikolina) — Fiction life

"...I drank your world from blue snow..."

Senryu by Gopal Lahiri — Poem

"...I reach out to touch the emptiness..."

Seven Types of Imagery in Action by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"In my mind’s eye is a mad marauder..."

Alcoholic Traipse by Rp Verlaine — Poem unrhymed

"...adroitly pretending I know where I'm going..."

Figuring Out the Mystery by Sushant Thapa — Poem unrhymed

"...you are on the road to create yourself..."

Hopscotch & Wedding by Amit Parmessur — Poem unrhymed

Amit Parmessur is a Mauritian poet and tea enthusiast whose writing blends island beauty with modern sensibility. When not writing, he is busy investigating his washing machine’s secret sock stash.

Just try by Elizabeth Agre — Poem unrhymed

"...I will get up each time..."

The Kid by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"they told me take a dive..."

What I Thought I Saw by Jason Ryberg — Poem unrhymed

"I had to turn the car around..."

The Staff of Life by Thomas Elson — Poetry

"...better to consume robustly ..."

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 06 by Ron Singer — Serial fiction

Governance, profitability, and a little bit of Nkema's family history...

Humanitarian Mission by James Rumpel — Speculative fiction

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