Written by Kaitlin Hayes – Jonesie was abandoned twice before he found me. His first owner loved him, as far as I can tell, since he got all his vaccines and grew up with good musculature and a healthy coat; but still, one day Jonesie was surrendered to a shelter.Continue Reading

Written by RF Wilson – For our hair-raising Halloween holiday I’m re-posting Bob’s great story. — I couldn’t sleep. Few of us can. That’s the deal. Wandering around, night after night after night. It’s not like we have homes to go to where we could close the blinds to shutContinue Reading

Written by Tom Davis – Uncle Bud didn’t move. The pool of blood around him grew larger with each heart beat. He wore nothing except for a towel covering his feet. Aunt Josie couldn’t do anything but hiccup and cry. Beau, hiding under the sewing machine table, thumped his tail against theContinue Reading

Written by Celia Miles – Holly twisted the thread connecting the purple button on her blazer cuff and kept twisting it, concentrating on its double thickness, determined to conquer, to separate the button from its allotted space. She knew that the woman sitting opposite had been watching for some time, maybeContinue Reading

Written by Dave Rowe – Well, it’s 5:45 in the evening and I’m at – where I always seem to be at – the supermarket.  I’ve got this wife Doris (blond but by no means a Doris Day) and whenever I get home from my day at Cleveland Commerce she’s onContinue Reading

Written by Michael Landolfi – (Mature Theme) – This piece was written to mimic the style Mary Shelley used in writing “Frankenstein.”  You may recall the monster was quite articulate. I pray thee Master, cast off these constraints that I may sit upright and satisfy your questions. These bonds painContinue Reading