James Sanders with Zac Denton What has been included in this issue is a set from a long work entitled “Self-Portrait of James Sanders”. The long work was “written” with my friend and fellow member of the Atlanta Poets Group, Zac Denton.  The composition procedure was roughly as follows (with some anomalies noted below): if Zac and I were both present at a Wednesday night Atlanta Poets Group meeting we sat wearing headphones and...

Donald Illich How does bliss get in there? You taught the school ballet, made them leap over soldiers, dream of green and black swans. You fought moods with hope, who put down its red gloves when opponents ate your insides. I asked, How does happiness sprinkle what its supposed to when microwave ovens, i-pods, and Jesus can’t help her out? You instructed the hospital in dying, which had never perfected non-breathing quite so...

Table of Contents Fiction Marcos Soriano Donald Mathison’s Heart Kristen O’Toole Half Conscious Braden Wiley Conditioning Poetry Michael Tyrell Restraining Order Barbara Barnard Waiting for Rain Larry Sawyer Rune Searching for Larger Waters Donald Illich Coroner Doors Obododimma Oha A Quixote Against the Unreal Enemy Sarah Sarai Experiential Philosophy James Sanders with Zac Denton Self-Portrait of James Sanders Visual Mollie...

Table of Contents Fiction Dmitri Gheorgheni All Ryan McCarl Missing the Train Rays Michael Andreoni The Common Touch Poetry Bruce Smith DEVOTION: PROVIDENCE DEVOTION: DRESS Amy King I Want to Make You Safe Mary Kasimor Drowning in Mercy Chicken Little 0 By the Arrow Glaciers and Glory Niels Hav Tokyo, Encore Where Are You Supposed To Go With Your Plastic Bags? Who Has a Better Suggestion? Cynthia Arrieu-King Setsuko Hara Fluffy...

Poet Cynthia Arrieu King discusses her poem Setsuko Hara.

I anticipated technological obstacles when the S.S. Fogged Clarity shoved off into the sea of aesthetics on its maiden voyage. The first of these foreseen adversities occurred Friday afternoon when our vessel began to flood and subsequently slow down. After thoroughly inspecting the ship, the crew and I determined that the merchant (hosting provider) was ill-equipped to suit the needs of a burgeoning arts review……….. the metaphor is...

It has been two and a half days since the fog has taken flight and I am quite pleased with our reception. At our current pace we are set to reach 15,000 unique visitors by the end of this month alone. Thanks to Amy King and friends our poetry contingent is very strong and the quality of poetry submissions continues to be exceptional (I thoroughly enjoy reading them). I am also pleased to announce that next month we will be featuring new...

by Mary Kasimor

by Bruce Smith

by Michael Andreoni