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December 08, 2025
Typing Life Away
George Gad Economou PG-13 -- "...it just feels right sitting in front of the typer pounding the keys..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Don’t Resurrect Like A Rejected Ancestor
Ndaba Sibanda PG-13 -- "...Take it as if it’s your last chance..."

poem * ...to article.

Mind-Boggler
Sanjeev Sethi PG-13 -- "We are ill-equipped to understand..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (7)
Pranab Ghosh PG-13 -- "Let’s say ‘No’ to: bombs that kill..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

The Gentle Snow
Richard LeDue PG-13 -- "...mittens forgotten on the kitchen counter..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Lou Rawls
Peter Mladinic PG-13 -- "...what started it, a misunderstanding?..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

CALL THIS NUMBER, TODAY
Michael Minassian PG-13 -- "...mathematical equations and astrological accusations..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Palindrome
Arshi Mortuza PG-13 -- "...A mirror, but with no depth..."

poem unrhymed * ...to article.

Ngongo Chronicle: Copper: A Memoir 05
Ron Singer PG-13 -- Festus is called in for a talk with President Batakoudou.

serial fiction * ...to article.

Where's Levi?
Carl V. Nord PG-13 -- Really, don't mess with this janitor...

fiction * ...to article.

The Value of Butterflies in a Colorblind World
MJ Skinner PG-13 -- MJ Skinner lives in northeast Ohio. He is married with a three-year-old daughter, and another daughter on the way. His history in the helping professions (law enforcement, counseling, and social work) has provided valuable insight into pain, pleasure, and complexities of the human condition. He currently writes speculative fiction, with a particular focus on horror, dystopian, and science fiction stories.

cover story speculative fiction * ...to article.

Hanging on Ten
Sreelekha Chatterjee PG-13 -- "Balancing from moment to moment..."

flash fiction * ...to article.

The Festival Stage
Deborah Blenkhorn PG-13 -- Deborah Blenkhorn is a poet, essayist, and storyteller living in the Pacific Northwest. Her work fuses memoir and imagination, and has been featured in over three dozen literary magazines and anthologies.

flash fiction * ...to article.