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 Phil Okrend – Do we need a new story for the world at this time? The world seems to be at a tipping point with terrorism and the fight against it gaining headlines. If we react with more and more war, with greater violence, with more defensiveness, howContinue Reading
Written by Jonathan Look – From November 16, 2015 – I came across this poem a few weeks ago and it really resonated with me. The duality expressed by the author of moving mechanically through life combined with regrets of not striving for anything beyond the ordinary is incredibly sad.Continue 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
Written by Phil Okrend – I’ve been thinking about storms lately. As Hurricane Joquin blew its way around the Southeast and Atlantic, causing flooding of biblical proportions in the state of South Carolina, there was a sense that these storms can be random. We never know where they are goingContinue Reading
Written by Matthew L. Pasulka – My father-in-law is a well-read and widely-traveled man. An Indian citizen by birth, Vikram was actually born in Thailand just after India finally achieved independence from the collapsing British Empire in 1947. His father, an engineer by training, worked in various positions for the UnitedContinue Reading
Written by RF Wilson – Detective Winston Fair was taken off of the investigation into the disappearance of Phyllis Rivers. While assigned to look into a series of robberies, he was called home by his stable manager, Johnny. He arrived to find one of his horses dead with a slit throat,Continue Reading
