We’re starting 2018 off with a loud bang, bringing you some
of the finest poetry and storytelling in any world, virtual or otherwise. Who would we rather have start off the issue
than the always surprising and endlessly fascinating Art Blue? This month we feature the first of a
three-part series called Sand Meets Water. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Shyla the Super
Gecko is well known in poetry circles and has allowed us to share with you her
poem Snowflake Strong, about strength
and perseverance. We hope to hear more from the Super Gecko in upcoming issues.
And Wu also starts off the year with the fifth installment of her moody,
atmospheric, and titillating series, She
Rezzed. Jullianna Juliesse
discovered a sister she never knew and immediately did what any gifted poet
would do - - she penned for her sister an extraordinary poem. This one is called
Helix. Aorist Chunes, who is a successful model in
her own right, gives us a very interesting historical look at modeling and
compensation in The History of Modeling
and Monetary Compensation. We hope
she’ll be able to contribute a monthly column on the fashion industry, called The Roundabout. Cat Boccaccio, the queen
of the short short story, is up to her usual brevity in Nona, a story about space and an ill-timed malfunction that causes
a great deal of anxiety among the crew. Dearstluv Writer contributes a stunning
plea to give the phone a rest and enjoy Nature’s bounty. To Sleep Perchance to Plagiarize is Zymony Guyot’s hilarious bebop
poem about the second oldest profession - - stealing prose. And finally,
RoseDrop Rust closes out our issue with a sizzling bit of heart racing erotica.
And there you have it! Enjoy this month’s issue from our wellspring of
talent. See you next month.