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February 10, 2025
Blue Skies
Prithvijeet Sinha PG-13 -- "...the beauty of Nature..."

art * ...to article.

The Spur and Scent of Descriptive Writing
Ndaba Sibanda PG-13 -- "...The bard’s pen built a bond..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

How I Love to Write
H.L. Dowless PG-13 -- "...We all live for something..."

poem * ...to article.

Why There's Now a Gombolar Between the Godwink and the Gonja**
John Grey PG-13 -- "...It smells something strange – human..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

A Monster of Light in Motion
Scott Thomas Outlar PG-13 -- "...Chaos scrambles the pattern’s picture..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Picasso's Canvas
Gopal Lahiri PG-13 -- "...the tender, the kind, the caring..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

When Abortion's Not an Option
Frank De Canio PG-13 -- "...the germinating seed that grows..."

poem * ...to article.

Distillation
M. Benjamin Thorne PG-13 -- M. Benjamin Thorne is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at Wingate University. Possessed of a lifelong love of history and poetry, he is interested in exploring the synergy between the two.

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Probably Salsa
Christina Chin and Sarang Bhand PG-13 -- A rengay collaboration

poem rengay * ...to article.

Sonam Gupta Is a Cheater
Ankit Raj Ojha PG-13 -- Be sure to click on the link at the very end...

fiction humor * ...to article.

Sandcastles in an Hourglass
Joe Wood PG-13 -- Joe Wood is a novice speculative fiction writer. Having graduated from Canisius College with a BS in Psychology and a BA in Creative Writing, he now studies School Psychology at SUNY Oswego. During his free time, Joe enjoys going on hikes and reading Heartstopper over and over.

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.

They Knocked It Down
Isaiah J. King PG-13 -- Isaiah J. King is a Ph.D. candidate at George Washington University, studying machine learning. When he isn't doing that, he writes short fiction and poetry.

fiction * ...to article.

Their Second Date
Cynthia Bernard PG-13 -- Cynthia Bernard is a woman in her early seventies, a long-time classroom teacher and an emerging writer of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. She lives with her husband, their pets, and many houseplants on a hill overlooking the ocean, about 25 miles south of San Francisco.

flash fiction * ...to article.

Michael and Michelle
Tim Law PG-13 -- A sighting that brings two worlds together...

fiction life * ...to article.