The Lotus Tree Literary Review, Autumn 2022 (issue #1) starshipsloane 11/05/2022 Table of Contents [live links | click icon to toggle] Toggle ii | inside front coverArt by Ronan Cahilliii | Mastheadiv | Table of Contents [static]5 | A Word from the EditorIntroduction6 | A Write-up from Contributing Editor Joshua St. ClaireAbout the Renku: Quantum Entanglement7 | A Renku by the Poets ThirteenQuantum Entanglement 8 | From the EditorAn Interview with Dr. Rosalía Arteaga, 39th President of Ecuador9 | An Essay by Cosmographer Daniel PomarèdeOur Place on the Map of the Universe10 | An Interview by Jean-Paul L. GarnierAn Interview with Cora Buhlert, Winner of the 2022 Hugo Awards for Best Fan Writer11 | From the EditorAn Interview with Contemporary Artist Dave Vescio12 | From the EditorAn Interview with Poet Billy Barnum, Descendant of P. T. Barnum13 | An Interview by David Barsamian, with an Editorial by Tom EngelhardtAn Interview with Noam Chomsky: Welcome to a Science-Fiction Planet14 | An Essay by Poet Laureate Wendy Van CampRemembering James Gunn: Tapping into Your Muse for Creativity15 | From the EditorAn Interview with Artist Ronan Cahill16 | From the EditorA Recollection: Mohawk Poet Peter Blue Cloud17 | From the EditorAn Interview with Poet, Editor & Professor, Dr. Matt Schumacher18 | A Paper by Carlos Mönckeberg, Frank Thomas Smith and Dr. William L. ChapmanThe Necessity of Truly Free Education19 | From the Editor: My Two CentsThoughts on the U. S. Public Education System; or, Public Education is the Maginot Line20 | Photography by Eduardo CardosoCity of Cathedrals21 | A Short Story by Zdravka EvtimovaThe Horn22 | A Poem by Irina MogaTaraxacum23 | A Short Story by Jerome BerglundFreight Elevator24 | A Nonet by Poet Laureate Wendy Van CampGrandfather’s Journey25 | Poetry & Art by Carla SteinCaulderaAeaeaSunflowers26 | Poetry by Harris CoverleyFrailtyCool HarbourLemonheadThe Anatomy of a Purr27 | From the Editor: A Short Story & MoreA Wereshark’s MemoirThe Sweet Dreams of a Fruit FlyConversation with a Dung BeetleI Am Entourage28 | A Poem by Katerina BrunoThe Jesus Time Machine29 | A Poem by Brian LeBanskyEngineer’s Paradise II30 | Poetry by Paweł MarkiewiczPoem of not-Hindu for Goddess KrishnaIn the Bewitched AviaryDanube vs. Vienna31 | Poetry by Catherine Sloanethe ups and downs of heaven and hellLebanon, 1993MistralMy Secret GardenComing Back to Beethovenlove bites32 | From the EditorPortrait of an Anonymous Actor33 | From the EditorThat’s a Wrap & Preview of Upcoming Mags34 | inside back coverArt by Ronan Cahill35 | back cover art by Dave Vescio 35 | back cover art by Dave Vescio The Lotus Tree Literary Review BACK COVER, AUTUMN 2022, ISSUE #1 They’re Always Watching Me, No. 37 | Dave Vescio Starship Sloane Publishing Company, Inc. Exploring the Literary CosmosTM Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35