We are proud to bring you this SPECIAL ISSUE devoted to true crime, crime drama, political suspense, stories from prison, edgy literature, with a couple of nice poems tossed in to soften this brassy mix. Every day we receive more and more submissions from talented writers and artists striking out on their grand adventure of getting published. We offer many of them their first chance. To do this, we continually need your support through the purchase of our literary product and passing the good word for others to do the same. We hope to continue producing our special issues with more focused and recurring themes. TOUGH LIT is an example of our experimentation.