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Short Fiction and Poetry
Fur Trade by Margo McCall
The breeze carried a taste of prairie winter the first time Mark and Sofia passed the business with barred windows [...]
Gods of Time by Luke Beling
Drea tip-toed onto the overlook. The clouds moved like ghosts. She stared at the violent water of Dragon River [...]
Blackout by Zach Murphy
My roommate took off right before I lost my job at the pizza place. The only thing he left behind was a note [...]
Lamentations Of A Farmer by Steven Baird
When the derecho winds arrived Friday, they lifted the split-rail fences, tore up most of the barn roof, uprooted the vegetable garden [...]
Trinket Troll by Dave Cline
Squiccus hums in low, rhythmic tones and the chipmunk’s breathing slows. With gnarled hands, Squiccus pets the disheveled fur [...]
You Can See The Pyramids From Here by Susan Israel
That is exactly what he said. “You can’t get a better view than this. Come see.” [...]
Scenes From The World Working by Angela Hinton
I had been going to yoga courses for a few months and was really enjoying the benefits [...]
The Butterfly Heart Paradox by Richard M. Ankers
Humans have ever exalted butterflies for their beauty and imperial majesty. But touch one, and you risk destroying it [...]
Pansy House by Lori Everett
“We have to cross here. We can’t walk by pansy house.”
I looked at Marlene. “Pansy house?”
“It’s a bungalow down the block [...]
The Machinist by Dennis Stein
Just a couple more steps and he would be in the perfect spot. The spotlights on the machine shone through the rain [...]
Mary Parker by Eileen Patterson
Luke Russell held the rock in his hand. He didn’t know why he picked up the rock; he just had a need to hold it [...]
Smoke by Monique Berkin
My thoughts swirl and collide, then rip apart, lost to me. Time has no meaning, and I drift trapped [...]
Crystalgia (In Stranger Steps) by Basiliké Pappa
The drizzle had no idea how to take the next step and burst into rain. A leaf the color of autumn drifted [...]
The Deer by Diana Coombes
My ex-wife had rung me ten times in as many minutes. I couldn’t explain; she wouldn’t give me the chance [...]
The Quiet One by Debra Zannelli
I’m the quiet one. The one they, whoever they are, tell you to look out for. They’re right. [...]
The Family Business by Celia Lisset Alvarez
How does one wind up opening a mattress store? For Jorge, it was the family business [...]
We Aren't Bad Guys by Garry Engkent
The old geezer was willing to pay me twenty bucks for doing very little [...]
The Salesman by Christopher Butt
The man stood on the corner of Main and Cabot surveying his area. He was six feet tall, thin and wearing a black three-piece suit [...]
Old Mrs. Twaddle by Lynda Scott Araya
Trudy Twaddle rubbed clear the bleary kitchen window. Dead cluster flies crusted the frame...Outside, her towels hung sullenly [...]
The Best of Times by Melanie Bee Cee
Mikael looked out the window at the dusty town street. He was only five, and rather short, so stood on his tip toes to peer out [...]
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