Issue of November 9, 2026

Mr. Brunelle Explains It All 14 by Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr. — Comic

Had to get out there and vote...

Escape from Hotel Cecil by Jerry A. Sierra — Cover story creative non-fiction

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is a true story. Some facts suffer from poor memory, but everything is as close to reality as I can recall 39 years later.

Banjo Man by Harvey Silverman — Essay memoir

The good music, the good memories...

The Fifth Generation Farm by John A. Wilde — Fiction life

Winter has come, bringing a cold revelation...

The Mercy Seat by Michael Braswell — Fiction life

When you find your way there, you will know...

A Handful of Dust by Jim Murdoch — Poem unrhymed

"...where does that leave May?.."

Blue harvest by Mike Zone — Poem unrhymed

"...Withering autumn revelations..."

Evidence by Christine Jackson — Poem unrhymed

Christine Jackson is retired and still recovering from her day job, professor of literature and creative writing at a South Florida university. She continues to clock in on a life-long night shift writing poetry.

Goodbye by Shadow — Poem unrhymed

"...Grandpa, you left me alone at the station..."

Rumbles Off the Coast by Bradford Middleton — Poem unrhymed

"...the confirmation that Autumn is here ..."

The Secret I Shared with Fading Rays & Breeze (Part I) by Pranab Ghosh — Poem unrhymed

"...the breeze that sulked before entering..."

Waiting for the Snow by Michael Adubato — Poem unrhymed

Seasonal haiku...

when the firmaments and landscapes are grim-faced by Ndaba Sibanda — Poem unrhymed

"...we’re too quick to dread and debate..."