Fragments Two a.m. They rise from the recliners in silence and qualify the striking fullness of the moon for several minutes, with its retinue of ordered stars arcing the dark empty mouth beyond. They descend the steps below deck where all is still. They are motionless at his door. Their eyes engaged. They enter the room and stand facing one another. For a moment they do nothing. Her tentative hand then touches his chest. The million cells that comprise his skin. He touches her mouth with his thumb. Utters one word. Habibi. They hear nothing outside of themselves and time … Continue reading M. R. Dacran

Robert Beveridge (he/him) makes noise (xterminal.bandcamp.com) and writes poetry in Akron, OH. Recent/upcoming appearances in Of Rust and Glass, The Museum of Americana, and Quill and Parchment, among others. I Will Not Hearken unto Them What you thought was a clay face, when peeled away, turned out to have nothing beneath but muscle, nerve, bone. The German attaché had warned us, true, but you, impetuous fool that you are, just had to see for yourself. And so, with a “Baruch ha-ba”, a scalpel to the Adam’s apple, it was done. To be fair, it did come off with as little … Continue reading Robert Beveridge

Rajitha Kondasani is an Indian poet and short story writer from Subbirayanipalli of Rayalaseema Region, a draught area. She is an anganvadi teacher where she teaches to the rural children. Having come fromfarmers family her themes focus on the adversities of farmers, women and children. She won many awards for her poetry and is a widely published poet. These poems were translated into English by Sreekanth Kopuri who is an Indian poet from Machilipatnam, India and current poetry editor of Kitchen Sink Magazine. He recited his poetry in University of Oxford, John Hopkins University, Heinrich Heine University and many others. … Continue reading Rajitha Kondasani

Steve Carr, from Richmond, Virginia, has had over 600 short stories – new and reprints – published internationally in print and online magazines, literary journals, reviews and anthologies since June, 2016. He has had seven collections of his short stories published. A Map of Humanity, his eighth collection, published by Hear Our Voice LLC Publishers came out in January, 2022. His paranormal/horror novel Redbird was released in November, 2019. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize twice. SEA FOAM LULLABY The infant who washed ashore cradled in an open clamshell and swaddled by sea foam had not yet formed … Continue reading Steve Carr

I am a housewife from India, mother of two boys, aged 12 and 11. I have a master’s degree in English literature. Till my boys were born I worked in various sectors of BPOs as motor claims and health insurance handler and was also content writer for simulation management entrance examination papers in the field of deductive logic and reasoning in English. I have also worked for a short term in the hospitality industry as a receptionist at a five-star hotel, while awaiting results of my English honours examination.  I love life, like tumbling headfirst into it, and then doing … Continue reading Amrita Valan

Aidan Coleman has published three collections of poetry and his work has appeared in Best Australian Poems, Poetry Ireland Review, Glasgow Review of Books, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, and Virginia Quarterly Review. His most recent book of poems, Mount Sumptuous (2020), is published by Wakefield Press. He is currently writing a biography of the poet John Forbes. Spurs 2018 – for Mauricio Pochettino Have you forgotten who we were when the cheques wrote white? The quiet happiness of Son or Del in ankle-clipping delight. Kane sawing the air so often, you thought the remote was broken and Erikson, like a fluent … Continue reading Aidan Coleman

Simon Heathcote is a psychotherapist who has developed a unique way of working, drawing on Jungian concepts, mysticism and archetypal psychology to help return clients to their essence or deep soul. He has been sex and love addiction therapist at The Priory Roehampton, England and senior practitioner of the Conde Nast award-winning The Arrigo Programme. His first career was in journalism. He is an award-winning writer, former newspaper editor and broadsheet travel writer. He has undergone a profound inner journey of meditation which he brings to his work. Simon trained at Broadway Lodge (Britain’s first specialist addiction treatment centre), studied … Continue reading Simon Heathcote

Andrew is an emerging writer.   He has previously published two works. “The Day Of” through Constellations: A Journal of Poetry and Fiction, and “Care Bears and Sharks” which was accepted by Due South. When he isn’t writing he is usually making a mess. Sometimes when he is writing he makes a mess too. He lives in the US, in a city, on a street, in a neighborhood. Crushing Apples “Do it again,” Toby pleaded. The toe-headed ten-year old’s green eyes glinted as he watched. His freckled cheeks twitched in expectation of the sight. His father, a squat, bull of a man in an old straw hat, … Continue reading Andrew Birkestrand

I came to writing through therapy at age forty-eight, and, nearly ten years later, I still need it. Writing I mean. We find things in life, that are not so bad sometimes and in that discovery, we find ourselves a little, and another jigsaw piece is slotted home. Writing has also proved to me, that its the pieces that are lost that complete the picture of who we really are. There is a little bit of me in everything I write, not blood, not flesh maybe, but the bit that accepts that just because a piece of sky is missing, … Continue reading Robbie Taylor