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October 21, 2024
The Bridges of Juniata County
Timothy B. Barner PG-13 -- A trip in time to Central Pennsylvania...

essay memoir * ...to article.

Birdwatching
Jim Bates PG-13 -- "... trilling song of wonder filling the air..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Portrait of Blue Bird Perched on Over-Turned Lawn Furniture
Jason Ryberg PG-13 -- "...like some kind of post-post-modern abstract sculpture..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Sunday Morning
Susan Brumel PG-13 -- "...Just funny how you said it..."

poem * ...to article.

A Cute But Charred and Choked Kitchen
Ndaba Sibanda PG-13 -- "...a vivid picture in the mind of the reader..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Unfurling the Palette of October
Scott Thomas Outlar PG-13 -- "...a verse that splatters with golden ochre..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Brighton Beach Nights
Rp Verlaine PG-13 -- ...our sanctuary with high school barely behind us...

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

As Smiles Give Way to Wrinkles
Richard LeDue PG-13 -- "If I'm sometimes insolent..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Methanol Fire
Sparsh Paul PG-13 -- "...the sound of water echoes..."

poem * ...to article.

Consolaçam 4
Ron Singer PG-13 -- Uziel, beyond all imagining, is about to touch his past...

serial fiction * ...to article.

Companion™, Lost
Nadim Silverman PG-13 -- Nadim Silverman is a Bangladeshi-Jewish writer and illustrator based in New York City. He is currently studying creative writing at SUNY Stony Brook's MFA program.

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.

The Song of the Suburbs
Marlene Elaine Brasco PG-13 -- Marlene Elaine Brasco is an undergraduate student at the College of William & Mary. Her greatest passion is writing and her quest to highlight the magic found within everyday life in her work. Aside from writing, she loves reading, spending time with her family, and playing with her chocolate Labrador.

fiction life * ...to article.

One Planet, Two Planet, Red Planet, Green Planet
John Eric Vona PG-13 -- John Eric Vona first made waves with a controversial editorial in his middle school newspaper (pro-pizza). For years he taught writing at Trump University, most notably his post-doctoral course: “Sophisticated and Subtle Humor.” Reviewers unanimously describe his short fiction as “short.” His latest memoir, detailing his long battle with Zyrtec addiction, is titled “A Million Little Sneezes.”

speculative fiction * ...to article.