It's that time of year again, when I have the difficult decision of nominating a handful of pieces from a wealth of good stuff. The best part is that I get to revisit all the work, rereading all the issues and delighting in the poems, stories, and artwork all over again. Here are the nominations for Best of the Net . Good luck to all! * My Command Alone by Diane Webster http://www.star82review.com/9.3/webster-command.html In a College Hill Bar by Andrej Bilovsky  http://www.star82review.com/9.3/bilovsky-bar.html Morning Snow by B. Dixon http://www.star82review.com/9.4/dixon-morning.html On Reading The Secret Garden by Martha Christina http://www.star82review.com/10.1/christina-reading.html Unclear on the Concept by Jeff Armbruster http://www.star82review.com/10.2/armbruster-unclear.html Pill Box by Veronica Ashenhurst http://www.star82review.com/10.2/ashenhurst-pill.html * Bambooza by Jennifer Lai http://www.star82review.com/10.2/lai-bambooza.html In My Desk by Shira Musicant...

It's that time of year again, when I have the difficult decision of nominating a handful of pieces from a wealth of good stuff. The best part is that I get to revisit all the work, rereading all the issues and delighting in the poems, stories, and artwork all over again. Here are the nominations for Best Spiritual Literature  to be published in 2023, formerly known as the Orison Anthology nominations. Good luck to all! Spring II. by Gloria Frym http://www.star82review.com/10.1/frym-spring2.html Aquatic Ape Theory by Lily Beaumont http://www.star82review.com/10.1/beaumont-ape.html Caught. Lifted. by Martha Christina http://www.star82review.com/10.2/christina-caught.html Fireworks on Mute by Jimmy Huff http://www.star82review.com/10.3/huff-fireworks.html Shiver by Linda McQuarrie-Bowerman http://www.star82review.com/10.3/mcquarrie-bowerman-shiver.html Kálo Neró (Good Water) by Ivars Balkits http://www.star82review.com/10.3/balkits-water.html