People Eater, Nicholas Alti
“You want to go blow for blow? What kind
of sexy threat is that? Don’t hurt me! Harm me.”

haiku, Randy Brooks
“dishwater hands
fingering out a bridge”

Zooey Deschanel Was a Professional Killer, Bob DeRosa
“Zooey Deschanel killed her first man when she was twenty-two. She was on location in North Carolina filming her indie break-out All The Real Girls when her handler called and told her a Russian operative was passing through the state.”

Slummer of Love, Simon MacCulloch
“Watch for the prowler who bleeds
Rainbows from eyes of cut glass.”

A Pumice Stone, Kate Maxlow
“Several crepe myrtle trees loiter outside the doctor’s office, each with blossoms the deep burgundy of the first scraped knee. Two of the smaller crepe myrtles snigger at me, but the larger simply holds out her branches.”

Road Signs In The Country, Jim Tilley
“Many carry the image of a deer lifting off
from hind legs, forelegs bent at the knee,
head held upright, antlers worn like a crown.”

Cover art: Halloween, Iris,Helen,Silvy