“What would prompt a well-educated woman of a certain age to take up such a dubious pastime? A pastime that makes her long-patient husband of 48 years sigh audibly when he enters the…

“When we turn our gaze skyward, to the constellations and planets that have guided human wonder for millennia, we encounter names that carry stories far beyond the shimmer of their surfaces. Naming is…

“Considering that we all depend upon fossil fuels for our existence, I suspect a healthy future is not in our cards. Even though ‘reduced coal burning has saved about 400 lives a day…

The Hubris Review By William Ramp “What do you do when you realize that many of the things you love most deeply are the products of harm? What do you do when things…

Speculative Friction “I went thin as pears, all sliced-up and see-through. I went halfway to happy. I went to a place where I don’t have to answer. I went sniff in the air.…

Eating Well Is The Best Revenge By Diana Farr Louis “I felt myself detoxing from apartment life, wearing as few clothes as possible, sandals only when in town or on gravel, becoming more…

Skip the B.S. “If it’s just the appearance of fitness one desires, silicone pectoral implants are available for $15,000 from your local plastic surgeon. Kids get off easy: a silicone pectoral vest can…

Plant People By Jenks Farmer “I watched while JC shuffled slides across a light table, flipping them into carousels for the next week’s lectures. I could sit here for hours. He’d show me…

Signal & Memory By Daniel J. Dodson “Inside this quiet masterpiece lies a peculiar literary Russian doll: the reference to another, entirely imaginary book, called The Infinite Mistake. Its title alone sounds like…

“Although the image contains a multitude of sub-scenes, including angels, shepherds, midwives, The Magi, and Joseph, the eye invariably returns to the serene yet enigmatic figure of The Panagia. Her centrality is not…