Innovate #7 features a major focus on South Wales abstract artist Lynnford Jones who talks about his life and work. Our music feature is 'Synth Music Direct' on the music of Joanna Mundy. Children's author Brenda May Williams is our major writer feature, whilst book features include a work of landscape photography and a book of poems in memoriam. We are pleased to announce a new permanent column from R C Bean, Beanie-Vocal where she talks about writing, this month the use and misuse of language. Our regular Poets' Corner is home to new poets as well as regular contributors. Serialised story The Library continues into episode 7, while we also bring you Part 3 of 3 of children's story Tapestry Capricorn. We have a short story Mingulay by Gia Volterra de Saulnier, and an essay on the meaning and origins of Civilisation.