COLUMNS
Reflections on Parenting
In her new column Deborah Owen-Sohocki writes on the journey of parenting and learning to fail as a parent
From the Inside
Ryan M. Moser on the limbo that is prison and imagining change in the outside world
Soapbox
Mike Hembury on the failure of Cop26 and the next real steps needed to avoid climate catastrophe
Let’s Do Luddism
Cory Massaro on machine social mobility and the latent power of human labor mobilization
Center Stage
Center Stage celebrates the work of poet Lisa Stice and her new collection ‘Forces’
Gaze
Irena Ioannou on going against our parental instinct to protect and teaching our children to fly (in real life)
Head Above Water
Tim Clark on a tale of hijinx and debauchery involving a friend called Chuckles and a strange man with a gun
5 YEARS OF THE WILD WORD
FICTION
John Guillemette
John Guillemette’s flash fiction story ‘The Bridge’
Bruce Meyer
Bruce Meyer’s flash fiction story ‘Aces’
POETRY
Daniel Schulz
Daniel Schulz’s poem ‘Burden’
Phil Wood
Phil Wood’s poem ‘Garden’
Susan Bloch-Welliver
Susan Bloch-Welliver’s poem ‘Levitate’
Wendy Garnier
Wendy Garnier’s poem ‘Flight of Feathers’
POETRY REVIEWS
Open Your Eyes Review
Mike Hembury’s review of the poetry anthology ‘Open Your Eyes’ edited by Vinita Agrawal
‘Grief Bacon’ review
Review of the poetry collection ‘Grief Bacon’ by CL Bledsoe
WHAT WE LOVE
Nina Hynes song ‘Looking For You’ from her new album ZAP! Buy here.
‘Growler Rising’ by Dee Mulrooney
Our editor Kusi Okamura on the Secret Library podcast on the need for writers over 40
Music online with Mick Hembury and Jenka Bühler
Yin Yoga in your sitting room with Erinbell Fanore
Rufus Coates & Jess Smith’s ‘Modern Day Cathedral’