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Issue 7

Art: Belle Dorcas

Tree branches reflected in water with fallen leaves, creating a complex abstract pattern.

Art: Andy Perrin - “Falling Reflection”

Close-up of a decorative metal sculpture resembling a horse, with yellow and blue patterns, set against a textured yellow background.

Art: Robin Young

Abstract painting with vibrant splashes of pink, yellow, blue, purple, green, and red colors done with expressive brushstrokes.

Art: Uzomah Ugwu - “Late Breeze”

Check out our 2022 Pushcart Prize Nominees!

A Room of Their Own by J.J. Brewer

View of a brick apartment building with a slate roof, large windows, and trees without leaves, indicating late fall or winter. A paved pathway runs through a small landscaped yard with green bushes, enclosed by a black metal fence.

A watercolor painting of a winter landscape featuring snow-covered ground, leafless trees, and bushes with muted purple and brown tones across the scene.

Outremont by John Eric Hamel

Two young men are standing in front of a mirror, looking at their reflections during a crowded indoor event with many people, some holding papers or bags.

Mirror, Mirror by Wendy K. Mages

Silhouettes of people inside a cave, with light shining in from the cave entrance.

Self-Portrait at Twenty--two by Samuel Adebayor

A deserted rural road during sunset with power lines, streetlights, trees, and a sign that reads 'Fourmile Creek'. The sky has a gradient of warm colors from orange to purple, and patches of snow are visible along the sides of the road.

Montana by Ian Powell-Palm

Close-up of an intricately engraved metal box with detailed floral and geometric patterns.

This Collection of Mine by J.T. Townley

Art: Nataliaa Burmaka

Contributors

FICTION

Larry … … …TONY AYERS

Pagan Spell … … … MARK BENEDICT

The Male Gaze … … … SOPHIE DUFRESNE

Sepia … … … STEVE GERSON

Peephole … … … MICHAEL HARPER

Easy Mark … … … KEVIN HOWLEY

Have Me … … … JONATHAN HUISMAN

The Scribbler … … … KENNETH M. KAPP

Sound Secretes … … … H.M.L. Swann

Overheard … … … ANNE LOUISE PHILLIPS

Signs, Signals, Singes … … … CHRISTOPHER STOLLE

Sweet Lou … … … TOMMY VOLLMAN

NONFICTION

Missouri Girls … … … KERI BROCK

The Duality of Big League Chew … … … VANESSA CERASULO

Tea and Sympathy and Other Lies … … … EDWARD M. COHEN

Holocanthus Passer … … … ELIZA DRUMMOND

Untitled … … … IRINA NOVIKOVA

The Red Coat … … … ELIZABETH ONESS

Rotten Bananas and Other Tragedies … … … EMMA THOMPSON

Small Talk … … … ELIZABETH WADSWORTH ELLIS

POETRY

When I die that means that God's taken me … … … GALE ACUFF

In Infinity Spinning WILLIAM BLACKBURN

My Gypsy Spy … … … ROHAN BUETTEL

Gleanings … … … DOUGLAS CAMPBELL

Remains Found … … … GRACE DEAK

meet me in the afterglow … … … ADELE EVERSHED

Word Stumble Fumble … … … STEVE GERSON

What I Give … … … AMBER HARRIS

Strength … … … PAUL HOSTOVSKY

"Wake" … … … MAYA JACYSZYN

Phase Thirteen … … … SABRINA JULE

Rainbow Sprinkles … … … LUIS LOPEZ-MALDONADO

Did you See the Moon Tonight … … … BEN MACNAIR

Perfect Paradox … … … MARGARET MARCUM

Pop of Color … … … KEIRAN MILLER

Table Talk … … … MARK MURPHY

page … … … JAMES B. NICOLA

Heavenly Rogue … … … KATHLEEN PASTRANA

Could I Live … … … ELLEN ROOK

Love as Martian Volcanism PRESTON SMITH

Her Opening Night at the Apollo … … … MARK STROHSCHEIN

One Pistol … … … ROY WANG

The doe dreams … … … SAMUEL WISE

Untitled … … … ARIEL ZUKOWSKI

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