Cold Moon Journal

Staff meeting cat in the boss’s chair Alexis Rotella

late autumn a lone scarecrow dressed for winter Joseph P. Wechselberger

every now and again i hear a pine cone drop Thomas Landgraf

steep mountain path the agility of crickets Oscar Luparia

morning prayer temple bells laced with birdsong Vikas Sehra

escaping from gravity stone angel Mark Gilbert

friend zone          where shall we go from here Barrie Levine

Facebook friends the differences between like and love Jay Friedenberg

deepfake seeing old friends in the quicksilver Jerome Berglund

an asterisk a double asterisk I am the one who loves your footnotes Randy Brooks

soon to break open with what she hasn't yet said the thundering sky Nancie Zivetz-Gertler

zazen an owl in the rain Mike Fainzilber

second opinion making my husband smell the milk Susan Burch

every night the same pillow i deviate from Peter Jastermsky when the day depends on the strength of tea bags Peter Jastermsky

surrounded, yet alone           in a place where it hurts to walk away Natalye Childress

shattering morning silence the donkey's complaint Janet Ruth

low tide— puppy's sandy prints on my jeans Katie Montagna

lack of sheep I spend the night counting past mistakes Alaka Y pink slip watching a backyard bird anew Alaka Y