Issue 96: 4th Quarter 2025
EDITORIAL
“Season of Slush” by Bonnie Brunish
FICTION
“Faceless” by Jim Robb
“The Book Worm” by Jon Hansen
“Terms of Service” by Sharmon Gazaway
“They Call the Wind Blarga” by Matthew Castleman
“Mixing Your Own Apotheosis” by Brian Hugenbruch
“Blackpowder Demon” by K. D. Julicher
“Eye Record” by James Dick
FLASH FICTION
“Calling a Starskipper” by Ian Li
“The Menu Board” by Charley Marsh
POETRY
Introduction to Poetry Issue 96, Q4, 2025 by John C. Mannone
“Visitation” by Noel Sloboda
“Lost in a Word” by Lauren McBride
“…like breaking glass” by Brian Hugenbruch
“At the Ruins of Sarpedon” Anna Cates
“Lunch Date” by Gretchen Tessmer
“Cry of a Barren Woman” by Becky Parker
“Love.exe: Connection Failed {Error 404}” by Hannan Khan
“the statue” by Leigh Gorelik
“Smoke and Mist” by Gerri Leen
“Mother Nature Protests” by Sam Barbee
SMALL PRESS BOOK REVIEWS
A&A reviews The Serpents of Eden by R. W. Goldsmith
A&A Reviews Nine Levels by Elana Gomel
A&A Reviews Unicorn Visions by Jo Boone
Copyrighted by the author unless otherwise noted.
Art Director: Bonnie Brunish