Volume 3 (October 2011 – October 2019)

EPHRAM PRATT SWALLOWS THE NEWS OF HIS DEATH, A Poem by Jack E. Lorts
BABYSITTING FOR NATIONAL SECURITY, A Poem by Tom Fillion
FIRST METHODIST, A Poem by Jeff Burt
DISILLUSIONMENT, A Poem by Gary Beck
SMOOTH WHISKEY, A Poem by David Estringel
YOU TRY TO IMAGINE THE MIRROR, A Poem by Simon Perchik
HEAVEANLY TEMPLES AND TOWERS, An Original Chinese Poem by Hongri Yuan, Translated by Yuanbing Zhang
PUTTING YOU THROUGH NOW, CALLER, A Poem Sequence by Christopher Barnes
IN THE FIVE MINUTES THEY ATE, A Short Story by Nik Perring
SLEIGHING SANTA, A Prose Piece by Mir-Yashar SeyedbagheriShow More »

HARD TIMES CAFE, A Poem by Ben Nardolilli
REPETITIVE, A Poem by Robert Beveridge
PSYCHOPATHIC KILLER, A Poem by A.J. Huffman
LORIE, A Poem by Michael Lee Johnson
TAXI, A Poem by Steven Deutsch
A PALE DAWN, A Poem by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
SOAP OPERA, A Prose Poem by William Doreski
THE ISLES OF ISLAMORADA, A Poem by Rekha Valliappan
From GOLDEN GIANT, An Original Chinese Poem by Hongri Yuan, Translated by Yuanbing Zhang
TWO POEMS by Christopher Barnes
HAPPY GHOSTS, A Short Story by David Rae
FREE AS A BIRD, A Short Story by Steve CarrShow More »

HUMBLED MAN, A Poem by David Spicer
REDEMPTION, A Poem by Gary Beck
TWO BOYS FIND A GUN IN THEIR DAD’S CLOSET, A Poem by John Grey
HOME INVASION ENCORE, A Poem by Donal Mahoney
SOLO BOXING, A Poem by Michael Lee Johnson
THE CHIC CAFE, A Poem by Dave Benson
TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES, A Poem by Michael H. Brownstein
EVOLUTION OF GRIEF, A Poem by David Lohery
EPHRAM PRATT CONSIDERS THE PHONE CALLS HE NEVER MADE, A Poem by Jack E. Lorts
HIDDEN CORNERS, A Poem by Gabriella Garofalo
THREE POEMS by Christopher Barnes
A LITTLE BOY’S TEARS, A Prose Piece by Jerry Vilhotti
NODICE, A Prose Piece by William C. Blome
PUNK ROCK POSEUR, A Short Story by Bradford MiddletonShow More »

UNCARING, A Poem by Gary Beck
A HIKE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, A Poem by John Grey
IT WOULD BE EASIER TO THINK OF WHITE KNIGHTS, A Poem by Holly Day
SUN SNAKES, A Poem by Stephen Philip Druce
EPHRAM PRATT LINES THE RIVER WITH BAGS OF SALT, A Poem by Jack E. Lorts
SADE’S SONG, A Prose Poem by Thabit Akil Walls
THE COLLECTED TEACHINGS OF AG NOM, NONG, Prose Poems by Daniel Ableev
TWO POEMS by Ajise Vincent
TWO POEMS by John D. Robinson
WINTER’S WITHIN MY HARDWARE STORE, A Prose Piece by William C. Blome
RUM PUNCH OBLIVION, A Short Story by Bradford MiddletonShow More »

SCRAP, A Poem by Ashok Niyogi
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, A Poem by Laurie Kolp
FINE TASTES, A Poem by John Grey
ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ’S HOUR, A Poem by B.Z. Niditch
PECOS PETE IN PUERTO VALLARTA, A Poem by William C. Blome
CRAZY DAY HEAT, A Poem by Curtis W. Coons
TICKET, A Poem by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
A BOX OF WINE, A Poem by Stephen Philip Druce
NOUVEAU AND THE OLD DEMON, 1874, A Prose Piece by David Massengill
THE DISHWATER OF LIFE, A Prose Piece by Mitchell Grabois
THE HORROR OF LIVING, A Prose Piece by Bradford MiddletonShow More »

DEFENESTRATION, A Poem by A.J. Huffman
STABBED, A Poem by A Poem by Wayne F. Burke
PINK BISMUTH, A Poem by Mitch Grabois
LAWNMOWER, A Poem by G. David Schwartz
TWO POEMS by Jeremiah Walton
TWO POEMS by B.Z. Niditch
TWO POEMS by Christopher Barnes
CAUSES OF INSOMNIA, A Prose Piece by Eric Howerton
DATE WITH A RAMONE, A Prose Piece by Bradford Middleton
THE PSEUDO MAN, A Storiella by Jerry VilhottiShow More »

FOREWORD
WHEN HIS BODY HIT THE GROUND, A Poem by Dane Cobain
SELF, A Poem by Gareth Writer-Davies
BROTHERHOOD, A Poem by Austin McCarron
THE LADY BY THE WINDOW SEAT, A Poem by Annam Ragamalika
CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER, A Poem by Robert Demaree
PRISON, A Poem by Douglas Polk
WISH-LIST, A Poem by D.M. Aderibigbe
BLOOD SHOT SILK, A Poetical Sequence by Christopher Barnes
TWO POEMS by B.Z. Niditch
THE CURVE, A Prose Piece by Scott UrbanShow More »

FOREWORD
CRIME OF THE CENTURY, A Poem by Austin McCarron
AFTERSHOCKS, A Poem by Christopher Barnes
HOME, A Poem by Richard Jay Shelton
DEAD SWING, A Poem by Ross Leese
HER FATHER WAS AN ALCOHOLIC, A Poem by Mitch Grabois
B.C., A Poem by Holly Day
MIRO’S COLLAGE, A Poem by B.Z. Niditch
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, A Prose Piece by Jeff B. Willey
SHOES, A Prose Piece by Jack Hill
IT WAS A WOMAN WHO MADE ME DRINK, A Prose Piece by Bradford MiddletonShow More »

FOREWORD
SARTRE’S TONGUE, A Poem by B.Z. Niditch
THE INDIVIDUAL CHRISTOPHER BARNES 19-21, A Poem by Christopher Barnes
QUENTIN OLIVET, A Poem by Michael Cluff
2:35 AM, A Poem by Peycho Kanev
MEMORY LOSS, A Poem by Amit Parmessur
PLACES, A Poem by Byron Beynon
BLACK CAT’S BONE, A Poem by Jeffrey Park
DEATH OF A RHINOCEROS, A Poem by Austin McCarron
TWO POEMS by Amanda Reck
TWO POEMS by Brad Evans
UTA BONGA, A Prose Piece by Steve DanzigerShow More »

FOREWORD
YOU DON’T NEED TO CLIMB Mt KILIMANJARO, A Poem by G. David Schwartz
BETWIXT ’65 AND ’75, A Poem by Michael Cluff
CALIFORNIA WAITING, A Poem by Shel Bockman
STILL ON FIRE, A Poem by Abigale Louise LeCavalier
THE RESOURCE, A Poem by Anne Babson
TWO POEMS by Christopher Barnes
TWO POEMS by Haris Chand Adhikari
GIVE A HAND, A Prose Piece by Jerry VilhottiShow More »