SECURITY by Elissa Field
Security
When her son, Tavo, first came into her room – light on, 3 a.m., cat swiveling its head away from the noises in the yard below to the son at the door – he...
ALTERATION by Claire Ibarra
Alteration
With dreams of chasing Richard through dimly lit subway stations and the dark, wooded trails of Central Park, Margaret had a fitful night. Yet, when she woke up in the morning something was...
CRUSH by Charlotte Gorrell
Crush
Sweat beaded down her forehead, fire seemed to dance down her shoulders and back. Her thighs stuck like Velcro to the seat and her ribs began to bruise right then.
How long had she been...
REMEMBER HAWAII by Mickki Garrity
Remember Hawaii
Thud, thud, thud, thud. The sound reaches through my dreamless sleep and I struggle to open my eyes against the brightness of the windows.
“Amanda!” yells Greg through the front door. Sigh. How long...
ONE OF THOSE LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS by George Gad Economou
One of Those Life-Altering Decisions
Alan climbed on the bus at 7.32am, just like he’d done every morning for the past ten years.
Staring dead ahead into the grand void of his thoughts, he went and...
TUPPERWARE by Alan Massey
Alan Massey
Tupperware, and the Little Red Sliver for a Second Hand
After my mother’s DUI, I took to driving her to her depressing little breakfast diner gig. If I had to guess, she started...
UNDERLYING CONDITION by Vincent Barry
Underlying Condition
When I was mustering out—
Whoa! I’m not talking anything as intrepid as Ranger Company for Field Force II. No, no, the Peace Corps is all. Uganda. Y’know, Idi Amin, “Big Daddy”— “His Excellency...
THE PIZZA PLACE by Anthony Tanner
I enjoy walking home from work. The night air is filled with sounds of late-night lovers and alleyway cats fighting over the days trash. A sense of ease as life continues as usual.
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TO BALANCE THE TALLY by Vipul Lunia
To Balance the Tally
Summer Winds from the west were teasing the tamarinds in the Grove. Farm Lands were nude like a new born. The hot air made it unbearable for any soul to be...
RETURNING by Audrey Renner
Returning
By Audrey Renner
Felicity examines the halls of The Great’s Garden Museum one last time. Her footsteps echo through the dark, empty museum. She enters the Dutch Room and stops. A lone woman stands...