SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET by Brandy McKay
Skeletons in the Closet
Sometimes families have secrets. And sometimes curiosity gets the better of folks. I was maybe eight or nine. One thing for sure, the age of...
GONE WITH A TRACE by Ashley Jones
Gone with a Trace
by Ashley Jones
“Ahh!”, I said. A piercing scream escapes my mouth.
My fate is sealed just...
THE SITE by Katie Kopacz
The Site
The Metro North train lurched from side to side as it accelerated, wheels squealing, out of Grand Central station and into the dark tunnel. She, Essie, was...
LUCKY CHARMS by Ed Meek
I had hitched down to L.A. to visit my friend Paul back in the 70s when all you needed to get someplace was a thumb. I was going to school at U...
ALL FLOWERS MUST EVENTUALLY WILT by Natalie Hampton
All flowers must eventually wilt.
Sweat clings to his pasty skin, pooling at the base of his back. Are his hands too clammy? Is his face pallid...
PULPIT ROCK: A REVERIE IN THREE ACTS by Roger McKnight
Pulpit Rock: A Reverie in Three Acts
Roger McKnight
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Hank Standish saved his and Hanna’s serving cup after City bus 12...
WHERE THE MONEY ISN’T by Ron Singer
Where the Money Isn’t
Ron Singer
“Because that’s where the money is,” was either Willie “The Actor” Sutton’s reply to some...
THE TWO-TAILED MONSTER CAT by Abhirup Dutta
The Two-Tailed Monster Cat
The hauntings began three days after Ishani moved from India to Kyoto. She moved through narrow straight roads, with traditional Machiya-style houses, adorned with...
AGAINST ALL ODDS by Michael Emeka
Against All Odds
By Michael Emeka
The first time I saw Chetachi after she moved into our house, she was in the backyard, brushing her teeth....
WINTER’S CALL by Brian Schulz
It has been snowing for eight days. Steady snow, constant, hour after hour. Sometimes heavy, occasionally just in wisps. The wind has come up a couple of times and stirred things,...