October, 2026
T A B L E of C O N T E N T S
POEMS
Daniel A. Rabuzzi,
A Fox Sparrow near Fresh Pond
Laurie Kuntz,
Portulaca in Shadow
Matthew Griffiths,
The Ghost Calls
Julia Ross,
The morning of the apocalypse
Kay Zhang,
Things That Fall from the Sky 
Derek N. Otsuji,
Faith After the Storm
Kate Maxwell,
Imminence
Kasha Martin Gauthier,
Taking a break from work calls to walk the dog
Dejah Griffin,
Orcas Island
Paul Ilechko,
Monochrome Memory
Amelia Díaz Ettinger,
There Was a Place We Knew
L.N. Valenzuela,
Village Boys
Marion Brown,
Post-War Childhood: Long Island Railroad
Robbi Nester,
Using Up My Angels
Joseph Chelius,
Produce Aisle
Christy Prahl,
Epistle from My Body
Ella Flores,
Love Poem w/ Human Remains
Jennifer Campbell,
How to Leave
Stefanie Leigh,
Red Corsage
Brodie DeHart,
Coke Jaw
REVIEWS
Elizabeth Hoover,
Review of A Dress of Locusts,
by Safa Khatib
COMING IN NOVEMBER
Erica Goss,
A Review of Karen Holmberg’s Reckless Shelter