Issue of November 2, 2026

Mr. Brunelle Explains It All 13 by Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. — Comic

Diplomatic bedfellows...

In the Heart of it by Mehreen Ahmed — Cover story fiction life

Safety, security, peaceful co-existence...isn't that enough? Maybe not for some...

David Foster Wallace Broke My Heart by Kelly Murphy — Essay

Kelly Murphy is a writer and editor based out of the Midwest. She lives happily with her husband and too many books.

Where I Will Not Go by Charles Hayes — Flash fiction

"Who knows, but thee?"

<i>World War II: From the Frontlines</i> (Netflix): Movie Review by April Mae M. Berza — Movie review

"A Stunning, Vivid Reawakening of the Greatest Conflict in History"

AI.3 by Bruce Morton — Poem unrhymed

"...What are we proving?..."

Craig Kennel by Abigail George — Poem unrhymed

"...my childhood best friend disappeared..."

Floodwaters by Richard D. Houff — Poem unrhymed

"...When one is young, death isn’t an option..."

Lullabye to a Fawn by Claudia Kessel — Poem unrhymed

"We found you..."

Situation by Sanjeev Sethi — Poem unrhymed

"...Sky crochets analogies that aren't for me..."

Their Stillness Is My Curiosity by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...the sea of silent letters..."

The Water Divines of Erthah by Darrell Petska and Brent D. Skinner — Poetry/art collaboration

Darrell Petska is a retired university engineering editor and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee (see conservancies.wordpress.com). Petska is collaborating with Brent D. Skinner, an attorney who lives in Minnesota, has a law practice in Wisconsin, and whose avocation is creating visual art.

Almost There by Shawn P. Madison — Speculative fiction

That long and weary road...