My Authentic Self by Laura Stamps
“Dear Elaine,” she writes. “Should have been a nun. Should have. Would have been a good one too. [...]
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Short Fiction and Poetry
The Riddle of Shakespeare; Those Dark Halls of Ambiguity by Ian C. Smith
At their second world convention
those Shakespearean scholars
fight for seats in Washington’s Hilton
just for the privilege of hearing [...]
My Last Dream by Dennis Stein
I awoke with a start. No idea what the time was, only that it was still dark outside the bedroom windows, and the room was dark [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: I'm In This Story And I Don't Like It by Melissa Ridley Elmes
Listen, I know this whole thing is going to sound crazy as all get out but bear with me. The thing you need to know is [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Easter 2023 by Richard-Yves Sitoski
Fall let go of leaves like a drunk his inhibitions
and winter proved that cold is lack of heat.
And now it’s time for buds. Erupt! [...]
Join Us by Lauren Farmer
“I knew when we met that you’d be perfect. I’m about to give you the opportunity of a lifetime,” [...]
We All Die Young by Paden Smith
We all die young,
For the decrepit existence
is no longer living.
Blue-hot vigor cruelly fleeting [...]
The Starer by Carys Crossen
Every night, unfailing. Regular as a metronome, he would peer in, eyes as pale as mushrooms and blank as boiled eggs. [...]
The Old Leather Suitcase by Sugar De Santo
Disappeared. Without a trace. Without a reason. People vanish, without notice.
There was an old medium-sized dark leather suitcase [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: A Blind Eye by Christopher Butt
Casey Johnson stared at the old three-storey house and shuddered. The light from the full moon cast a sinister shadow over the estate.[...]
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