Written by Eddie LeShure – The is the second part of a three part series and was written in April 2003. Exchange rate: $1 = about 9,000 Rupiahs. After spending a pleasant night in my naked-light bulb hotel (Radmat Abadi for 25,000R), I headed off at 8:30 the next morningContinue Reading
Written by Eddie LeShure – Part Two – On Monday morning the 13th, Commissioner Oswald, weary and frustrated, delivered an ultimatum to the inmates. Many of their demands could be met, but the state would not budge on the issue of amnesty. Oswald gave them an hour to respond andContinue 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 Tom Davis – My last tour in the Army with Special Forces was as the Inspector General for the United States Special Operations Command (USASOC) at Ft. Bragg, NC. My job called me to conduct investigations that involved higher ranking officers or high profiles incidents. There was oneContinue Reading
Written by Eddie LeShure – This is the first part of a three part series and was written in April 2003. Exchange rate: $1 = about 9,000 Rupiahs. Borneo! Since childhood, whenever I had heard of Borneo, my mind had instantly filled with vivid images of deep dark jungles, headhunters withContinue Reading
By Kathleen Colburn – What is flash fiction? We asked writers to paint a picture, to tell a story, with 500 words or less. A flash fiction story should be concise and complete. I was looking for stories that were vivid and bright; clear and clean; without being forceful andContinue Reading
Written by Eddie LeShure – Part One – Soon after my 22nd birthday I got busted for selling heroin. I was set up by a guy who’d been nailed on a possession charge and sold me out to save his own ass. I was no real drug dealer. Those ofContinue Reading
