Issue 6
 
Who put Bella in the witch elm? Cathi Unsworth interviewed. Suedehead poetry from Tim Wells and new fiction from Koushik Banerjea, Paul Duncan, Michael Keenaghan, Martin Knight and Joseph Ridgwell. Talking Books with Peter Mason – The Brown Dog Affair. Allan Kausch cover: Dogboy Slate. A5, 52 pages.
 
Verbal is a small-press publication that John edits and publishes, dedicated to new fiction with each issue including short stories and an interview with a contemporary author, as well as occasional poems, lyrics, non-fiction and artwork/illustrations.