Written by John Swart – From September 2014 – Adios, My Dear Friend Oregon – September 1, 2014 – Happy Labor Day, All! I hope you are engaged in leisurely, fun activities—like hiking, for instance. I’m currently reposing at Cascade Locks, a small village in the Columbia River Gorge. I’m contemplatingContinue Reading
Written by P.H. Fraser – I lived in Denmark as a war expatriate for about five years, from 1969 to 1974. When I flew out of JFK bound for Europe, I didn’t know exactly where I was going, and I had no intention to return. But a boy-man of twenty-twoContinue Reading
Written by Dave Rowe – Hello readers, I’m Tommy Wilkens and what I do is sit on a bench on the Atlantic City boardwalk playing my guitar and singing in hopes that people will stop to listen, then drop money in my case. So look, here comes a middle-aged couple. He’sContinue Reading
Written by Kira Yates – Summer nights in Louisiana are the only reason that folks are willing to tolerate the insufferable summer heat. When the sun goes down, a sweltering world gives way to a veritable alternate universe. Mother Nature blows a cool wind that ventures through the bayou and intoContinue Reading
Written by L.B. Sedlacek – From the list of dos and don’ts of a garbage collector: Watch everything at all times. Predawn. Friday. Somewhere in a crumbling alley. My overalls were covered in tomato juice. My hands with cocktails and rainwater. I wiped them on my shirt. I smelled. I alwaysContinue Reading
Written by Eddie LeShure – This story was written in July 2002 after living and working in Germany for two years. Guten Tag: As I’ve alluded to before, while living in Germany I’ve made an effort to learn some German. My motivation and effort have vacillated throughout myContinue Reading
Written by RF Wilson – The phone rang. They looked at each other. After the second ring, he got up. The name of the caller shown in the ID window was “Unknown.” He didn’t answer it. When he returned to the living room, she didn’t look at him but shookContinue Reading
Written by Ronya Banks – Some people I know who are proponents of the “I create EVERYTHING in my life with my mind” mind-set, take this mind over matter as it relates to their physical bodies beyond the realm of reason. They believe that if they can think positively enough, the natural laws ofContinue Reading
Written by Aaron D. Ybarra – Once upon a time, a young woman flipped through a picture book with her pet dog. The book was about wolves. With the dog’s head perched delicately on her lap, she remarked: “Look, pup, that’s you!” At first, the dog was taken aback. WolvesContinue Reading
