Chiron Review #142 brings together poetry, fiction, memoir, and literary conversation that confront the beauty, absurdity, grief, anger, humor, and uncertainty of contemporary life. This issue features an illuminating Chiron Interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and poet Lloyd Schwartz, along with work by Barbara Drake, Brian Daldorph, Nancy Botkin, Shirley J. Brewer, Rachel Barton, Jeff Bagato, Talon Drake, Joey Damiano, and many others. From intimate family memories and aging to political outrage, war, loss, love, sexuality, mental health, and the strange comedy of everyday existence, these writers offer fiercely individual voices and unforgettable perspectives.