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INTEGRITY

December 1, 2025

This close-up photo show roots of a fir tree settled atop rugged stone wall near the city of Ortisei in northern Italy. The wall is a collection of moss-covered stones whose color belie their age. The tree itself holds patches of vibrant green moss. Hints of a larger fir forest under cloudy skies are visible in the background.

Original artwork by Joe Gremillion

THROUGH DECADES

Fiction

JORDYN PORTER | A SONG FOR ASSATA

BRONWEN GRIFFITHS | IF THE CONCRETE

DC DIAMONDOPOLOUS | 1920

UTE ORGASSA | ABOUT ALICE

BARRY FIELDS | HEART FAILURES

JAMES B. NICOLA | EVANGELICAL SUPPER

ASPEN PLEASANT | POWER DYNAMICS

SUSMITA MUKHERJEE | A MEASURE OF RICE

Poetry

LEE FRASER | QUEUEING

AMANDA TROUT | PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER AS THE ONIONS IN HIS GARDEN

MELANIE HALL | DRUNK POLITICS

FRANCESCA L ROLLE | IF FACTS WERE HAMBURGERS

SHARISA AIDUKAITIS | BITTER TRUTH

RICK KEMPA | NO EXCUSES

SAM “ONE-WHEEL” O’NEIL | ALL THE GOOD I COULD

ANGEL LEAL | MY MOTHER TOLD ME SHE SAW SPIRITS ALL AROUND HER

RACHEL | CLINICAL INTERRUPTION

ALLISON PHILLIPS | DON’T BE AFRAID, IT’S JUST GEORGE

Creative Nonfiction

RICK KEMPA | I HAVE LOANED ERIC TWO-HUNDRED DOLLARS

SUE ANN GLEASON | FAULT LINE

PENNY NOLTE | GIVING BACK