Issue of June 8, 2026

Brain Games by Matias Travieso-Diaz — Cover story speculative fiction

Up for a challenge?

Don’t Romanticise: Reset, Reconstruct and Return by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem

"...Love and be loyal!"

A Miracle of Sorts by Richard LeDue — Poem unrhymed

"...too much of the world feverishly believes in silence..."

A tall glass of Oblivion by George Gad Economou — Poem unrhymed

"...wine brings back harsh memories..."

alabama weirding by w v sutra — Poem unrhymed

"...legerdemain in the sacred precincts of dothan..."

Layers by Carol Dickey — Poem unrhymed

"...to notice intensity as splendor..."

Love's Renewal by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...I feel your touch in my soul..."

Next Time by Don Edwards — Poem unrhymed

Don Edwards lives and writes in Seattle. He is a founding member of True Gospel Bookstore which creates songs of his poems and streams them everywhere.

Something Like a Love Poem by Andrew Loria — Poem unrhymed

Andrew Loria is an author who dabbles in a little bit of everything. Born and raised in the colds of Manitoba, Canada, he keeps himself warm by writing about the romantic, the extraterrestrial, the horrific, and the absurd.

Sometimes a Bruise by Pandel Collaros — Poem unrhymed

Pandel Collaros has taught at Bethany College (WV), Ohio State, and the University of Kansas. In addition to writing, he performs and produces music in Nashville.

The Challenge by Taylor Dibbert — Poem unrhymed

"Being vulnerable..."

The Net 2026 by Sterling Warner — Poem unrhymed

"...boats of slavery..."

Man VS Sandwich by James Rumpel — Speculative fiction humor

And don't even look at the blender...