Written by Cameron Aviles – “When are we going home?” There was a long moment of silence in a barely lit train car. The lights from the lamps along the route every four seconds were the only source of light getting in. The light reflected off of Sarah’s gun, aContinue Reading
Written by RF Wilson – Ice cubes swirled in the clear brown liquid. I lifted the glass, took a sip. I’d seen a lot in my day. Nothing shocked me anymore. Surprised, maybe. But no shock. Until Mildred Bloomingthal came into the saloon. First: No one would expect Mildred to enter,Continue Reading
Written by Dave Rowe – To pay the unreasonably high rent and put food on his bachelor table he’s at it seven days a week, some evenings, too. Tom Wilkes, tall, thin and ponytailed, is a barista at Effingham’s Starbucks; “barista” being a high-fluting term for server behind the counter.Continue Reading
Written by Mickey Hunt – “Welcome to the edge of the universe,” I said cheerfully. “The very edge.” The clutch of tourists easing into my parent’s store seemed overawed. At night, part of our sky is lit with nebulae, pulsars, galaxy clusters, and all sorts of stuff, but the rest ofContinue Reading
Written by Nancy Dillingham – I – She watches as her husband plows the field, getting it ready for planting. His back to her now, leather reins around his neck, he moves forward, gently clucking to the horse, pulling expertly on the reins, holding the plow in a straight row. ItContinue Reading
Written by RF Wilson – Fair knew that the longer he waited for something to happen, the opportunity for his adversary to act recklessly increased. He pulled the small .38 pistol from his waist band and moved quietly toward the hidden room, stood to one side of the opening andContinue Reading
Written by Porter Staples – (Mature Theme) – Ned ordered another Black Jack on the rocks. He savored it, from the smell of the fumes in his nose to the painful jolt of pleasure as the liquid rolled into his stomach. In the wake of the cascade, his muscles meltedContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – I’d never even been close to a dead person before, much less ever seen somebody die. It happened Thanksgiving. That year Thanksgiving came the day after my birthday. To appreciate this story, you have to know my family’s history. At least the family on myContinue Reading
Written by Michael Landolfi – “Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom.” “This is Major Tom. Ground Control go ahead.” “Major Tom, you will be docking with the space station in thirteen minutes, prepare to execute R-bar pitch maneuver. Engage aft thruster #2…. in three, two, one, now.”Continue Reading
