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…
Played
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….
Dead Time
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,…
Spark
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,…
Sorrow Times Two
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…
The Mysterious Disappearance of Phyllis Rivers, Part Five, The End
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…
The Last Days of Edward Neese
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…
What Would You Like On Your Mashed Potatoes?
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…
Revenge of Pluto
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…