Comfort Food by Devonne Parsons“What’s for Dinner, Mom?” Sweat dripped from my bangs, like little streams of salt water dripping from a pier after high tide [...]
The Third Person; Transfarency by Charles RammelkampWhile at the day care lady’s picking up my daughter after work, one of the moms, Kathy, is telling us about an accident [...]
The House On Maple Avenue by William FaloThe township employee mowed the grass that grew so high that neighbors complained about it even while they had ignored the cries [..]
Haunted Waters; Phroggers by Keith HoernerDeep below the lake’s murky surface, there sits—intact—a house. A two-story structure of Carpenter Gothic details like elaborate wood [...]
Bitter Truths; Over-Simplification; Fatalism by Samantha TerrellWe sketch our realities with great Care, filling in details that are perpetually Smudged out [...]
Amazing Grace by Dennis SteinMy granddaughter is very gifted already, but in a very strange way…[...]
Or Is The 'Great War Poem' Played Out; Transient Global Amnesia by K.R. WilsonOn the map, now, if you can find it, south of Ypres, it’s Sint-Elooi [...]
Gator Bait by M.E. ProctorIf you feed them, they will come. It’s true for birds, squirrels, stray cats, sharks, and, if you consider the average church picnic [...]
Granata by Kristy BowenThe maidens all line up, row by row. Sew their mouths into smiles and while away the afternoons near the riverbed [...]
Max by Laura StampsTurn to the next page. In this dog magazine. Skip the Table of Contents. Skip the Editorial. But stop for the photo [...]