Issue 102: July 2025

A close-up photograph of a pink surface with splotches, almost like a landscape or the petal of a flower.

New Poetry from Galen Cunningham: “Winter of Discontent” and “War Games”

New Poetry by Galen Cunningham

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An ominous black-and-white crater.

New Fiction by Neil Allen: The Scar

The two boys creep towards the edge of the crater and stare across.

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Examples of the parts of ornate Roman columns, sketched meticulously in pen.

New Fiction by David James: Oxenstone

Dark clouds were building over the mountains to the north, like Giorgione’s Tempest. I bought a glass of red at the r…

Cover of Sheila Dietz's poetry collection, 'The Berries and the Bee,' featuring a branch of spiky leaves studded with raspberries.

Review of Sheila Dietz’s The Berry and the Bee

Her poetry is rarely sentimental or wildly emotional, but rather steady, wise, and quietly observational.

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