Center of Insurance Against Villains
speculative fiction by H.M. Wheat The neighborhood was built in the seventies and didn’t seem to have been upgraded at all since then. All the… Read More »Center of Insurance Against Villains
River Bottom – flash fiction by Misty Urban
She sat on the deep wooden porch in the chair her grandfather had made, and she rocked. The evening clouds, dark in their underbellies, clumped… Read More »River Bottom – flash fiction by Misty Urban
Eating Octopus – Essay by Judith Gille
1. My brother-in-law Andy and I decide to take his mother (my mother-in-law) out for a “Last Supper.” We are calling it that because she… Read More »Eating Octopus – Essay by Judith Gille
Above Lyman’s Riffle
Memoir by James Ross Kelly The old man’s house was falling down ten years after his death; twenty-years after, the whole south face of Lyman… Read More »Above Lyman’s Riffle
Conspirators – Fiction by Judith Serin
When Clive broke up with Clara, who worries if she is intelligent, he told her that their relationship was only sexual. When he left… Read More »Conspirators – Fiction by Judith Serin
Bloodwork at 341
Flash Fiction by Ric Hoeben
Here, it reeked something sulphurous of an election day, and none of the big political names meant anything of significance to me. All I craved… Read More »Bloodwork at 341
Flash Fiction by Ric Hoeben
Over the River and Stabbed to Death – Essay by Randy Osborne
My childhood home is for sale – bank property, cheap – because of the murder in the backyard. I might buy it. Not murder by… Read More »Over the River and Stabbed to Death – Essay by Randy Osborne
Everything I Know About My Great Grandfather – Memoir by Walburga Appleseed
My great-grandfather had a Bavarian accent, a German passport, and an eye made of glass as a souvenir from fighting in the First World War.… Read More »Everything I Know About My Great Grandfather – Memoir by Walburga Appleseed
The Quiet Place – First Fiction by Roberto Reyna
We’ve been together for as long as I can remember. The origins of the GHST club may have been a mere façade, but the same… Read More »The Quiet Place – First Fiction by Roberto Reyna
Delilah’s Skull – Flash Fiction by Nan Wigington
When my dad died, I wanted to sell everything, but my brothers said no, take something, so I took Delilah’s Skull. My dad kept cabinets.… Read More »Delilah’s Skull – Flash Fiction by Nan Wigington
Kingdoms – flash fiction by Christopher Woods
They had lived in the dark, in its midst, some fifteen years. Ever since the children left, fleeing the house of perfection. And, the house of… Read More »Kingdoms – flash fiction by Christopher Woods