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Random Planets: A Collection of Minimalist Brush-Strokes

T. Santitoro

First published 2019
Publisher Alban Lake Publishing
Format Digest
Type Anthology
Cover art Christina Sng
Pages 53
Price $7.95
ISBN 9781087813127

* Cover illustration is titled "Light in the Darkness". * The poem "alien" is attributed to "C. A. Harper" (note the initials), which does not appear to be a typo. The magazine's sectioning techniques strongly suggest that even though it immediately follows C. R. Harper's poems, it is by a different poet. * The title of the poem "Last Selfie" includes quotation marks.

Page Title Author(s) Type
Introduction by Editor T. Santitoro Essay
3 "snowflakes kiss" Ann K. Schwader Poem
3 "thudding against the prow" Todd French Poem
3 "twisting from the Sun" C. P. Marsh Poem
4 "first time since" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
4 "metal debris" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
4 "sabertooths" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
4 D & D on a higher plane David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
5 "dna test--" Tony Burchfield Poem
5 "false colors render" Anatoly Belilovsky Poem
5 "foreign city section" Sina Sanjari Poem
5 "mining rights sold" Lee Strong, OFS Poem
6 "busy night--" Elizabeth Alford Poem
6 "dark alley--" Elizabeth Alford Poem
6 "holo-resort" Elizabeth Alford Poem
7 "alien athlete" Guy Belleranti Poem
7 "iron in the dunes" Greer Woodward Poem
7 "stargazing on Olympus Mons" Greer Woodward Poem
7 makeover Herb Kauderer Poem
8 "always rose-tinted" Christina Sng Poem
8 "mars life" Christina Sng Poem
8 "opened dumbwaiter" Gary W. Davis Poem
8 "summer on Mars" Lauren McBride Poem
9 "alone at post" William Landis Poem
9 "emptiness" William Landis Poem
9 "my boss is a witch" William Landis Poem
9 "squashed grapes and chaos" William Landis Poem
9 "the crack of the bat" William Landis Poem
10 "glacial melt" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
10 "increased funding" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
10 "recalibrating" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
10 "revealed by satellite images" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
10 "traveling back" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
10 "where once land existed" Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
11 "first kiss" Amitava Dasgupta Poem
11 "platonic love" Amitava Dasgupta Poem
11 "time travel" Amitava Dasgupta Poem
12 "dowsing" C. R. Harper Poem
12 "seed ships" C. R. Harper Poem
12 "the cat" C. R. Harper Poem
13 "alien" C. A. Harper Poem
13 "starship cruisers" Lauren McBride Poem
13 --after the flicker-- David E. Howerton Poem
14 Cowering Robert E. Porter Poem
14 hazing rituals Herb Kauderer Poem
15 "alien banquet--" Lee Strong, OFS Poem
15 "empty room whispers" Daniel R. Robichaud Poem
15 "melting glacier" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
15 hibernation ends Herb Kauderer Poem
16 "jade sarcophagus" Colleen Anderson Poem
16 "unrelentlessly" Christina Sng Poem
16 hideous mutant love note Sean Patrick Mulroy Poem
17 "Last Selfie" Matthew Wilson Poem
17 "Laughter" Colleen Anderson Poem
18 "hair between teeth" Colleen Anderson Poem
18 "lovers" Colleen Anderson Poem
18 double sci(na)ku xeno-unit Poem
19 "engrossed in the game" Lisa Timpf Poem
19 the oldest recipes are always beer Herb Kauderer Poem
19 unchartable Herb Kauderer Poem
20 "stale taste in the air" Lisa Timpf Poem
20 "Vapor clouds shimmering--" Daniel C. Smith Poem
20 last effort Jasmine Arch Poem
21 "afterwards" Lauren McBride Poem
21 "parallel world-" Susan Burch Poem
21 "time stops" Susan Burch Poem
22 "a hundred" Christina Sng Poem
22 "during the long years" Christina Sng Poem
22 "racing to the moon" Christina Sng Poem
22 "the graying skies" Christina Sng Poem
23 "everything" Christina Sng Poem
23 "how I long" Christina Sng Poem
23 "the stories I'm sure" Christina Sng Poem
23 "when we all" Christina Sng Poem
24 Directions Robert E. Porter Poem
24 Directions Backstory Robert E. Porter Essay
25 Día de los Muertos W. H. Blackwell Poem
25 Insight W. H. Blackwell Poem
25 Parallel Presence W. H. Blackwell Poem
26 building atmosphere Herb Kauderer Poem
26 Transporter Malfunction Herb Kauderer Poem
27 "new home planet" Guy Belleranti Poem
27 heat death Herb Kauderer Poem
28 "mad bald headed scientist" Guy Belleranti Poem
28 sentient Jasmine Arch Poem
29 A Shape in the Silence Brian Gene Olson Poem
30 already here Herb Kauderer Poem
30 spaceships posturing Herb Kauderer Poem
30 summer streets Herb Kauderer Poem
31 Addendum to care and feeding of unicorns, 2nd edition, revised Anatoly Belilovsky Poem
32 After 550 ppm Hexagram 18 M. C. Childs Poem
33 Black Thorns Hexagram 47 M. C. Childs Poem
33 Boojum Doorway Hexagram 24 M. C. Childs Poem
34 "two moons" Lee Strong, OFS Poem
34 theme song Herb Kauderer Poem
34 unexpected eclipse Herb Kauderer Poem
35 Beat the Devil Robert E. Porter Poem
36 "psi kid teleports out" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
36 cherita Jasmine Arch Poem
37 dragons' reign Lauren McBride Poem
37 Go Paperless* Lauren McBride Poem
38 Earth Crews - Avoid the Space Station Food Court Lauren McBride & Terrie Leigh Relf Poem
39 Slaveship Landing Lauren McBride Poem
40 Transience David C. Kopaska-Merkel & Ann K. Schwader Poem
41 Parallel Collision Elyse Chia Poem
42 Mother's Love Nic Santitoro Poem
43 Farming on Eta Four Lauren McBride Poem
44 A Haibun Karin L. Frank Poem
45 Coming Your Way John J. Dunphy Poem
46 A Landmark Ruling John J. Dunphy Poem
47 Hunter Jasmine Arch Poem
48 A Haibun Semi Poem
49 "clowning with" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
49 "fifth you" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
49 "flying saucers" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
49 "she could hear" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
49 "the only relic" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "drilling a deep well" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "flunked for cheating" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "junk shop on Rigel" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "on the flat Earth" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "swimming" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "the main course" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
50 "we orbit" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "10 years to the day" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "below your feet" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "bowling pin people" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "I rise as Earth" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "low-gravity woods" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "moebius world" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
51 "they acquire speech" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
52 "jellyfish genes" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
52 "Ouroboros" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
52 "walk from eternal" David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem
53 the Grand Library David C. Kopaska-Merkel Poem