Take Me Out by William Falo
My boyfriend Kyle and I were big fans of horror movies. So, when my parents went to Italy for two weeks, I was in my glory [...]
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Short Fiction and Poetry
Cold Fire by Melissa Pleckham
The first time Bridget saw the flames flicker to life on the far dark shore of the lake that bordered her home, Hagan had already been [...]
Something Forgotten by John Timm
5:30 p.m. Dark already. And cold. Just want to get home, enjoy a glass of wine, eat something, put on my pajamas, watch TV or a movie [...]
Fertilizer by Langdon L. Lytle
The familiar sound of the dial-up modem bleated into the kitchen from across the house. Emmitt turned the volume knob up [...]
Together We Stand by Danila Botha
I don’t remember how we met. Everyone says it was in preschool, but I couldn’t tell you what we said to each other [...]
Hold Me But Please Don't Let Me Fall Asleep by Jack Franks
I remembered the room because of its blaring lack of remarkability. The bed was blue, the couch light blue. The rug was also light blue[...]
The Secret by Maxine Flam
Raina went out to play with her friends as she did every day after school. She was a precocious seven-year-old [...]
Chasing The Wind by Ali Arya
“This is going to be a good day for you,” the wind told him. “Can you smell it?”
The man looked at the trees quietly for a while. [...]
Take Me to Church by Courtenay Gillett
From the first moment I saw her, I knew she was different; knew she was trouble. Not in the way the other girls I’d known were trouble [...]
30 Pearls by Rohan Clifford
“It looks like a giraffe.” Rod’s arm snaked across her shoulders, guiding her to the topiary shrub signifying the end of the path. [...]
If You Had Just Made Me Happy by Katie Cossette
Blood drips down my ivory dress—it might as well be a tablecloth now. Here lies my beloved fiance, my husband-to-never-be [...]
The Greeter by Christopher Butt
The giant Inukshuk stood tall in the frozen wasteland. A lone solitary beacon, its black stone a deep contrast to the white hills [...]
Hungry Shadows by MK Walsh
I lean against a light pole, sipping watery whiskey. My ex rounds the corner, foraging between the cracks of the sidewalk in stumbles [...]
The Artist by Dennis Stein
“Can you help me to go home?” asked the little girl.
My mouth hung open slightly, as I stepped down the steps [...]
Horde by Karen Schauber
In the morning the window has been thrown open, last night’s storm upending the terracotta pots and herbs on the ledge. [...]
The Hill by Scott Mason
The boy sat for a long time with his back against the tree, eyes closed, enjoying the sun. Large white clouds floated slowly past [...]
One Last Drink With Your Old Man by Gary Porter
This is the very last place on Earth I want to be right now. Like, the absolute dead last. But here I am with a bottle of Yuengling [...]
Fatal Exposure by Samantha Lee Curran
The film camera caught my eye instantly, like an otherworldly force singing a siren song. [...]
One Thousand Fifty-Three On My Body by Brahmani Tirumalaraju
I buried his cold corpse with parched and sapped hands, as I began to sense all the numbers on my body convulse. [...]
Apothecary Birds by Vikki C.
I wrote my name in the dust for the last time. You knew my habits well - an ailing language that led us both astray. [...]
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