Apologies...
...for the lateness of this month's issue (again). Life got in the way (again). There will be more later in the month...
A day in an old town
by Charles Foster
[ fiction - july 07 ]
"Life, thought the philosopher-girl, is a surprisingly poor preparation for death. Except in three clear and rare cases."
Karaoke evensong
by Xun Zhou
[ strangeness - july 07 ]
British church-goers have a form of 'ecclesiastical karaoke' in their churches, singing along to the tunes of self-defined 'digital hymnals'.
Technologies of magic
review by Tom Ruffles
[ bookreviews ]
The notion of 'magic' is a slippery one and can encourage waffle when it is not pinned down sufficiently...
The Declaration of Independence
review by Robert Philbin
[ bookreviews ]
"Every generation gets the Declaration it deserves," as the author of a global history of the document observes...
Freeze frame, Slow frame, Lost frame & Disorganized frame
by Kristine Ong Muslim
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Summer cycle # 2
by John Siddique
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Folk joke & Madder
by Claire Crowther
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Good afternoon & 2007
by Rufo Quintavalle
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Ghost test flight
by Bill Howell
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Shared accommodation
by Evie Christie
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Fence!, Phone sex & Passenger
by Kaethe Fine
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Stop-start sestina
by Kavita Joshi
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Variation on the Fourth Eclogue & Gravel
by Tony Williams
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Summoning of the pig angel, Scene in black and white & Deluge
by Michael Kavanagh
[ poetry - july 07 ]
Recommended reading
My temporary son
by Timeri N Murari
[ people - february 05 ]
An orphan's tale.
The waxwing slain
by Seamus Sweeney
[ fiction - april 04 ]
"The history of literature - the movements filled with lofty ideas, the endless manifestos and counter-manifestos, the all-too-serious sense of mission - can be considered a history of envy."
The Rough Guide to yodel
review by Ian Simmons
[ cdreviews ]
For fans of sarcastic yodelling everywhere.