October 2024
Issue 88
October 2024
Issue 88
The Cluster by Aleksandra Scepanovic
Medium: Clay
Medium: Clay
Poetry
John Hamel
“The Region,” “Shapes Of The Word,” and “Wedding”
Is to see what the human worm can weave –
The coral towers stand out their lights against
The pitch-night Sound
Peihe Feng
“In which I tried to seduce my crush with Maths” and “Jessica, or on writing poetry in a public Chinese high school”
to survive a Chinese public high school.
A skill as crucial as proceeding beyond the
Vieta formula equations on the 18th Question
Fletch Fletcher
“Endomorphosis,” “Three Times Asked and Answered,” and “Family Knots”
matter, some lines of white
to tell the rest of me when
tearing starts.
Christian Johnson
“The Lady by the Lake,” “Nihility Island,” and “Arachnid Inn”
Her lighthearted hums brings grief to the ears
Beautiful, piercing the silence of the night
Agony riveting like the pain of broken bones
J. M. Platts-Fanning
“Flower Famine,” “pick the staples from the classroom clown,” and “Linguistic Moon”
But,
dandelion blush and smoky Bardot eyes of western wind. Nothing, but McDonalds and cluster flies…
Rob Bailey
“Ticking Mountain Thyme,” “Presently,” and “The Dust I Love”
We have a new favorite pharmacy
A ribbon-cutting you can’t miss! It’s
illegal
to feel
Rob Bailey
“Ticking Mountain Thyme,” “Presently,” and “The Dust I Love”
We have a new favorite pharmacy
A ribbon-cutting you can’t miss! It’s
illegal
to feel
J. M. Platts-Fanning
“Flower Famine,” “pick the staples from the classroom clown,” and “Linguistic Moon”
But,
dandelion blush and smoky Bardot eyes of western wind. Nothing, but McDonalds and cluster flies…
Christian Johnson
“The Lady by the Lake,” “Nihility Island,” and “Arachnid Inn”
Her lighthearted hums brings grief to the ears
Beautiful, piercing the silence of the night
Agony riveting like the pain of broken bones
Fletch Fletcher
“Endomorphosis,” “Three Times Asked and Answered,” and “Family Knots”
matter, some lines of white
to tell the rest of me when
tearing starts.
Peihe Feng
“In which I tried to seduce my crush with Maths” and “Jessica, or on writing poetry in a public Chinese high school”
to survive a Chinese public high school.
A skill as crucial as proceeding beyond the
Vieta formula equations on the 18th Question
John Hamel
“The Region,” “Shapes Of The Word,” and “Wedding”
Is to see what the human worm can weave –
The coral towers stand out their lights against
The pitch-night Sound
New Poetry
John Hamel
“The Region,” “Shapes Of The Word,” and “Wedding”
Is to see what the human worm can weave –
The coral towers stand out their lights against
The pitch-night Sound
Peihe Feng
“In which I tried to seduce my crush with Maths” and “Jessica, or on writing poetry in a public Chinese high school”
to survive a Chinese public high school.
A skill as crucial as proceeding beyond the
Vieta formula equations on the 18th Question
Fletch Fletcher
“Endomorphosis,” “Three Times Asked and Answered,” and “Family Knots”
matter, some lines of white
to tell the rest of me when
tearing starts.
Christian Johnson
“The Lady by the Lake,” “Nihility Island,” and “Arachnid Inn”
Her lighthearted hums brings grief to the ears
Beautiful, piercing the silence of the night
Agony riveting like the pain of broken bones
J. M. Platts-Fanning
“Flower Famine,” “pick the staples from the classroom clown,” and “Linguistic Moon”
But,
dandelion blush and smoky Bardot eyes of western wind. Nothing, but McDonalds and cluster flies…
Rob Bailey
“Ticking Mountain Thyme,” “Presently,” and “The Dust I Love”
We have a new favorite pharmacy
A ribbon-cutting you can’t miss! It’s
illegal
to feel
Fiction
New Fiction
Carson Harris
The Shadow of a Gentleman
Rachel Racette
Shifting Sands And Bitter Wine
Michael Sammons
Harvestmen in the Wood
Joe Cappello
The Codex of Lady Lucy Bugg
Carson Harris
The Shadow of a Gentleman
Rachel Racette
Shifting Sands And Bitter Wine
Michael Sammons
Harvestmen in the Wood
Joe Cappello
The Codex of Lady Lucy Bugg
Carson Harris
The Shadow of a Gentleman
Rachel Racette
Shifting Sands And Bitter Wine
Michael Sammons
Harvestmen in the Wood
Joe Cappello
The Codex of Lady Lucy Bugg
Erica Lee Berquist
Next Stop
Andrew Parkinson
Wake on a Silver Sea
Sandro F. Piedrahita
The Destruction of Pedro Albizu Campos
“Such is the destiny of every ambitious man of African blood wherever and whenever the Anglo-Saxon rules. It shouldn’t surprise you, Susana.
Star Olderman
Saturday Night at Casey’s
I was hoping to get the goodbyes over with quickly, but no such luck. Buddy kept pausing his packing to give me advice: where to take the truck if it broke down again, which pile of firewood was best to use first. On and on.
Erica Lee Berquist
Next Stop
Andrew Parkinson
Wake on a Silver Sea
Sandro F. Piedrahita
The Destruction of Pedro Albizu Campos
“Such is the destiny of every ambitious man of African blood wherever and whenever the Anglo-Saxon rules. It shouldn’t surprise you, Susana.
Star Olderman
Saturday Night at Casey’s
I was hoping to get the goodbyes over with quickly, but no such luck. Buddy kept pausing his packing to give me advice: where to take the truck if it broke down again, which pile of firewood was best to use first. On and on.
Erica Lee Berquist
Next Stop
Andrew Parkinson
Wake on a Silver Sea
Sandro F. Piedrahita
The Destruction of Pedro Albizu Campos
“Such is the destiny of every ambitious man of African blood wherever and whenever the Anglo-Saxon rules. It shouldn’t surprise you, Susana.
Star Olderman
Saturday Night at Casey’s
I was hoping to get the goodbyes over with quickly, but no such luck. Buddy kept pausing his packing to give me advice: where to take the truck if it broke down again, which pile of firewood was best to use first. On and on.
New Fiction
Carson Harris
The Shadow of a Gentleman
Rachel Racette
Shifting Sands And Bitter Wine
Michael Sammons
Harvestmen in the Wood
Joe Cappello
The Codex of Lady Lucy Bugg
Erica Lee Berquist
Next Stop
Andrew Parkinson
Wake on a Silver Sea
Sandro F. Piedrahita
The Destruction of Pedro Albizu Campos
“Such is the destiny of every ambitious man of African blood wherever and whenever the Anglo-Saxon rules. It shouldn’t surprise you, Susana.
Star Olderman
Saturday Night at Casey’s
I was hoping to get the goodbyes over with quickly, but no such luck. Buddy kept pausing his packing to give me advice: where to take the truck if it broke down again, which pile of firewood was best to use first. On and on.
Art
Novel Chapters
Novel Chapters
Ruth Langner
Top of Happiness
Burnt UmberIt was starting out to be a grim day. Though you’d never know it from looking at me, I felt like I had been cloistered all night in an assisted living facility for psychopathic chairs—a command centre for the flotsam of miserable furniture, retired and warehoused, a hub with just enough of a pleasant environment to give the illusion of living in luxury. Night terrors. I struggled to make sense of my present reality. Being a chair had its complications.
Chad Gusler
Requiem
Pie Jesu {Chicago, Ill.}A lie, of course. But she spread it far and wide before she left California for Indiana: He tried to choke me, she’d repeat.
But—Christ!—it was just a hug, and it went down like this:
Hannah had burst into our room, turned on the light, and demanded to know which one of us was taking her to practice. Lizzie kicked me under the sheets—evidently it was my turn—but I kicked her back, club swim had been her stupid idea, just grant me a little rest.
James Joaquin Brewer
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Sacred Heart and Precious MetalRuth Langner
Top of Happiness
It was starting out to be a grim day. Though you’d never know it from looking at me, I felt like I had been cloistered all night in an assisted living facility for psychopathic chairs—a command centre for the flotsam of miserable furniture, retired and warehoused, a hub with just enough of a pleasant environment to give the illusion of living in luxury. Night terrors. I struggled to make sense of my present reality. Being a chair had its complications.
Chad Gusler
Requiem
A lie, of course. But she spread it far and wide before she left California for Indiana: He tried to choke me, she’d repeat.
But—Christ!—it was just a hug, and it went down like this:
Hannah had burst into our room, turned on the light, and demanded to know which one of us was taking her to practice. Lizzie kicked me under the sheets—evidently it was my turn—but I kicked her back, club swim had been her stupid idea, just grant me a little rest.
James Joaquin Brewer
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Ruth Langner
Top of Happiness
It was starting out to be a grim day. Though you’d never know it from looking at me, I felt like I had been cloistered all night in an assisted living facility for psychopathic chairs—a command centre for the flotsam of miserable furniture, retired and warehoused, a hub with just enough of a pleasant environment to give the illusion of living in luxury. Night terrors. I struggled to make sense of my present reality. Being a chair had its complications.
Chad Gusler
Requiem
A lie, of course. But she spread it far and wide before she left California for Indiana: He tried to choke me, she’d repeat.
But—Christ!—it was just a hug, and it went down like this:
Hannah had burst into our room, turned on the light, and demanded to know which one of us was taking her to practice. Lizzie kicked me under the sheets—evidently it was my turn—but I kicked her back, club swim had been her stupid idea, just grant me a little rest.
James Joaquin Brewer
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Novel chapters
Ruth Langner
Top of Happiness
It was starting out to be a grim day. Though you’d never know it from looking at me, I felt like I had been cloistered all night in an assisted living facility for psychopathic chairs—a command centre for the flotsam of miserable furniture, retired and warehoused, a hub with just enough of a pleasant environment to give the illusion of living in luxury. Night terrors. I struggled to make sense of my present reality. Being a chair had its complications.
Chad Gusler
Requiem
A lie, of course. But she spread it far and wide before she left California for Indiana: He tried to choke me, she’d repeat.
But—Christ!—it was just a hug, and it went down like this:
Hannah had burst into our room, turned on the light, and demanded to know which one of us was taking her to practice. Lizzie kicked me under the sheets—evidently it was my turn—but I kicked her back, club swim had been her stupid idea, just grant me a little rest.
James Joaquin Brewer
Root Cause Confessions: Uncle Sam Needs Your Help Again
Nonfiction
Anne E. Beall
The Canvas of Memory: The Art of Living with Yesterday
Heidi Lasher
With the Time Left
K. Amber Johnson
The Peacock’s Meow
Jeanne Hall
Intersection: (Breast Cancer, Puccini and Me)
Molly Stites
The Black Chrysler PT Cruiser
Anne E. Beall
The Canvas of Memory: The Art of Living with Yesterday
Heidi Lasher
With the Time Left
K. Amber Johnson
The Peacock’s Meow
Jeanne Hall
Intersection: (Breast Cancer, Puccini and Me)
Molly Stites
The Black Chrysler PT Cruiser
Anne E. Beall
The Canvas of Memory: The Art of Living with Yesterday
Heidi Lasher
With the Time Left
K. Amber Johnson
The Peacock’s Meow
Jeanne Hall
Intersection: (Breast Cancer, Puccini and Me)
Molly Stites
The Black Chrysler PT Cruiser
New Nonfiction
Anne E. Beall
The Canvas of Memory: The Art of Living with Yesterday
Heidi Lasher
With the Time Left
K. Amber Johnson
The Peacock’s Meow
Jeanne Hall
Intersection: (Breast Cancer, Puccini and Me)
Molly Stites