No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

No Longer in a Hurry by Helga Gruendler-Schierloh

Art: Cyril Larvor NO LONGER IN A HURRY She was in a hurry, as usual. Turning the corner, she bumped into something soft and unyielding, and when she glanced up, she found herself face to face with a clown who stood totally still. The only thing in motion was the...
The Rooming House by Judy Kelsey

The Rooming House by Judy Kelsey

Art: Peeking Through a Window by Caitlin Carter THE ROOMING HOUSE Katya was living in a dilapidated rooming house, in a decaying part of Chicago. At one time this house had been her home. The people who lived there were happy and used her establishment every time they...
Ode to the Lady in Hermann Park by Anna Saikin

Ode to the Lady in Hermann Park by Anna Saikin

Art: Shaman by Caitlin Carter ODE TO THE LADY IN HERMANN PARK She’s got the spirit in her Standing with her worldly belongings in two chairs More powerful than Macbeth’s trio Screaming her magic to the sky Its beat hammering go go go to the Elf King’s art. Spiritless,...
The Bum Steer by Erica Hoffmeister

The Bum Steer by Erica Hoffmeister

Art: shapes2 by Nathan Johnson   THE BUM STEER   The Bum Steer is a bar tucked in a strip mall parking lot off a country road only a few miles from civilization. Light years. Decades. Enough distance and time hollowed from the living to melt reality when you walk...