Issue of April 20, 2026

Farewell Tour by Gregory Smith — Cover story fiction

A time to remember, a time for letting go...

Rooted in Hope: How EcoMatcher and Community-Based Tree Planting Are Transforming Our World One Tree at a Time by April Mae M. Berza — Essay

Plant a tree, heal the world.

The Lawns of Charlie Sloan by Ralph Bland — Fiction life

Just get it done...

A Voice in the Dark/Samaritan by Prithvijeet Sinha — Poem unrhymed

"...the koyal sings in the middle of a deserted night..."

Baseball Bat by Jim Bates — Poem unrhymed

“Hey buddy, are you okay?”

Bruised Gold by Scott Waters — Poem unrhymed

"I know what the neighbors will say..."

Coming Out and Owning Up by Jim Murdoch — Poem unrhymed

"...when people learn I’m a poet..."

Osmium by Linda Imbler — Poem unrhymed

"Blue-white brittleness densifies the heart...

Polly Cannon's Day Job by Mark J. Mitchell — Poem unrhymed

"...Small kindness that might guard this place..."

The Engineers by John Grey — Poem unrhymed

"...ensuring this vessel’s safe route..."

The Muse by Wayne F. Burke — Poem unrhymed

"...the paper looks innocent enough--..."

The Rainmakers Must Be Dancing by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...the honest hug and housework of the rain in the depths of my soul ..."

Yellowed Pages in Books of Poetry by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...we go to thrift stores and find the dead..."