October 2026 Issue

Poetry by Ellen Goldsmith 1I interruptmy reading of Phillip Roth on Herzogto look out on the rain-drenched landscape. Mid-October, the… Read more: On a Rainy Day

Poetry by Casey Morris The shady road unravels north of town.Its flowered hills exhale. Flocks of gracklesRetrace sunlight in pulses… Read more: Sue Belle Road

Poetry by Ed Ruzicka I I see moon’s fingerprint in rillsthat spread across black water,to nudge and lift up lily… Read more: To Clare, Whose Name Means Light

Nonfiction by Sarah Banks Backing my car out of the driveway on an early March morning, I spot a single… Read more: Clover Season

Poetry by Kira M. Tjomsland Perhaps we were feeling slightly hungry as we browsed the art gallery,stopping before an oil-on-canvaswhere… Read more: A Question of Fruits and Kitchens

Nonfiction by Leslie Lisbona Dear Dad,I wonder if you are still 85. Although I’m not sure that’s the age you… Read more: Dear Dad

Poetry by Sarah G. Pouliot was the last thing you said to mebefore grudgingly moving upstatefor your dad’s corporate position.… Read more: Just Don’t Dye Your Hair Green

Nonfiction by Mary Lewis It is exhaustion and euphoria. You often think you’ve figured it out only to discover more… Read more: The Long and Short of It

Poetry by Laurie Miller Cleaning out my mother’s apartment after her death.So many things will be thrown away or donated.I… Read more: My Father’s Love Letters

Nonfiction by Clint Martin Kerri called. Said she found a kitty. Curled up all cup-sized. Asleep in a flowerpot of… Read more: Jules

Poetry by Marilyn Paolino A gardener decides what to pull,or pick, while the weedchooses who to fool. If you both… Read more: Garden Games

Poetry by Patricia Wallesverd She wanted to be a bird— mouth a beak,arms unfolding into wings,legs—spindles,feet—tiny claws. I asked what… Read more: A Bird on a Bike