As usual, thank you to all the contributors to *82 Review . I always have a hard time deciding, but please know I love you all! Here are the nominations from Star 82 Review (and links to the works) for Best of the Net from 2022-2023, issues 10.3, 10.4, 11.1, and 11.2. Good luck! The faucet is leaking dear by Jessie Lian Goodbye by Ivars Balkits Prison Poetry Reading by Paul Hostovsky The Lost and Found by Peter Cherches Experiment 6.13.22 by Jessica Hsu The Sea Speaks by Royal Rhodes * Chrysalises by Amy Marques Meditations in the Center of a Maelstrom by Leslie Benigni * Live Wire by Mark Foss Our Last Summer in Santa Cruz by Deepti Nalavade Mahule * Baby Elephant by Kay Bradner Singe by Kristina Nobleman Spadefoot Spasm by Lauren Ari

I'm reading for winter for  Star 82 Review, our forty-fourth issue. As usual, looking for thoughtful, kind work that connects to both emotional truths and the wider world. Guidelines are here . Thanks!

Welcome to Fall! Star 82 Review issue 11.3 (our 43rd), is now available, both online and print. In this issue we have light and mist, the solid and the ethereal, and many pieces lit with light humor. Read freely online here . Or hold a full-color print copy in your hand, which you can get from Lulu here . Thanks for reading and to the wonderful contributors for their thoughtful pieces.

Thanks to everyone who has sent work to be considered for our fall issue, 11.3. I believe we have an intriguing issue ahead of us! (due out mid-late September) Meanwhile, as usual, I am always reading for the future. Read all my guidelines and I'll happily read your work. And if you do send work and wish to hear back, please make sure my message from star82review.com will get through your filters!

Summer issue 11.2 is out and now I'm reading for fall 11.3. Here's a peek at the cover. Check the guidelines here  (long and thorough) and send me something. Aim for kind, heartfelt, and thoughtful, and maybe even imaginative and fun.

In this summer issue 11.2, the poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art highlight meaningful places in which to hide and explore and emotional waves to catch. We have some amazing artwork, from photographs to installations, collages to watercolor and ink drawings, as well as heartfelt stories and poems. Thanks, as always, to all of the contributors, and to you readers. Contributors Duane Anderson Stewart Arend Ace Boggess K.M. Crane Penny Davis Tiffany Dugan Melissa M. Frye Jeremiah Gilbert Jessica Hsu Sandra Kacher Ray Malone Amy Marques Dana Kinsey Tricia Knoll Irina Tall Novikova Jonathan Odell Royal Rhodes Georgia Riordan Jean Ryan CLS Sandoval Mark Shaw Austin Thornton Nam Hoang Tran Kinwah Tsang

So much buzz these days about Artificial Intelligence in general and the various chatbots in particular like ChatGPT, Bard by Google, and Microsoft's Bing. A computer-savvy friend has been exploring ChatGPT in particular to see what it does and does not know, what it suggests, what it hallucinates, and how it might be of help in various situations. Recently, he asked me to forward him a submission (anonymously) to Star 82 Review, one I had not yet read, and asked ChatGPT if it "thought" I would accept it. I read the story and considered it first, then read ChatGPT's analysis. I've redacted and changed any identifying features to protect the privacy of the submitter. Here's what it said. * Based on the provided excerpt, it's difficult to make a definitive judgment on whether "[This Story]" would be accepted for publication in Star 82 Review. However, I can offer some observations and considerations to help you assess its potential. Strengths: Atm...