Sunday, September 13, 2026

November-December 2025 Issue

FICTION: Dear Family and Friends,

by John Dufresne DEAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, Well, the Christmas season is upon us once again. Joyeux Noel! from all of us on the farm in...

POETRY: Madrid, New Mexico, USA

by Aaron Smith Whether you’ve visited or haven’t,Friend, you know this scene.It lives true blue in your red American heart.I promise.Allow me to tell you...

FOOD: Green Hominy Stew with Pork – Pozole Verde Con Cerdo

by Diana Finlay Hendricks Pozole is the Christmas Eve meal at our house, with colorful toppings and fresh, warm tortillas. I also love to make...

FOOD: I Yam a Sweet Potato

by Tracey Broussard In New Orleans and the surrounding parishes we don’t say “I’m going to the food store or supermarket.” We say, “I’m going...

POETRY: Museum Kitchen

by Peter Mladinic Odell and Iwere making coffee.Outside there was an event,a talk, a guy impersonatinga historical figure. Odellwas talking about fly fishingand as he...

RECOMMENDED MUSIC – November/December 2025

Click on each cover pic to watch a video or hear an audio cut. Candice IvoryNew Southern VintageThe Memphis native has been a professional singer...

RECOMMENDED NEW BOOKS – November/December 2025

Click each cover pic to order it, read more about it or visit the author’s website. Marce Catlett: The Force of a StoryWendell BerryFrom Penguin...

BOOK REVIEW: Come Again No More by David Wesley Williams

COME AGAIN NO MOREDavid Wesley WilliamsJackLeg Press196 pages David Wesley Williams’s third novel opens with a motley crew of newspaper reporters having a wake of...

FICTION: Pieces of Eight

by Maureen M. Welch A spray from the sprinkler system of Sitka’s municipal building woke Janette from an erotic daydream. She jumped from the bench,...

FICTION: Off Yourself

by Neil Crabtree Charley re-read the ad. Social media always had unusual offers, but this one seemed new.Why not get it over with? In bold...