by Nick Allen Ray stepped into his home for the first time in six weeks, thankful to be back. Tired from the journey, he sank gratefully into his chair by the fire. Then he spotted them on the arm, like a faithful dog awaiting the return of its master. A relic from a previous life. [...]
Bleat: Love Song from a Lamb
by Kirsten Imani Kasai I remember love, that slippery elusive feeling, delicate as butterfly’s wings and just as capable of making the body soar. I force myself to remember because otherwise, the sacrifice was for naught. How pretty I was then! Small and innocent with fleece of captured clouds. Like savory alfalfa and gentle meadowsweet, [...]
Bigfoot
By Naomi Taylor They were asleep in the tent and it was late, probably after midnight. They didn’t keep track of time, that was one of the luxuries of this lifestyle. Freedom from time and all its limits and expectations. Karen sat up suddenly, awakened by a noise. There were constant noises in the forest, [...]
The Channelers
by David Thomas Sometimes it seems as if there is scant hope for mankind and we humans little more than shaved apes. In our pettiness and ignorance and avarice, we clumsily stumble along, rarely seeing the shimmering beauty all around us, and certainly not in our own eyes as we gaze in the mirror. Religion [...]


