WEST SIDE HIGHWAY by Leah Erickson
When she emerged from the elevator, he was surprised to see that she was alone. Usually she was with her husband, on the way to a book launch or a gallery opening...
IMPACT WINTER by Shaun Polakow
IMPACT WINTER
By Shaun Polakow
The sky was a crime scene without clues, bereft of moon or sun. Casket black and unchanged by time or season...
FRIEDA’S SOLUTION by Lee Grossman
Frieda’s Solution
Lee Grossman
Frieda was stumped. All of her plans had come to grief, and her new baby brother was still chirping and slurping...
UNREQUITED BY RULES by Monika R. Martyn
Unrequited by Rules
The summer afternoon had been punished, and when the sun made its encore appearance amidst the leaving storm clouds, the redeeming blue sky stole the show....
AS LONG AS THE DEP CAN JOIN THE DOTS by Mike Hickman
As Long as the Dep Can Join the Dots
By Mike Hickman
“So, let me get this straight…” Inspector Crichton said, chewing the end of his...
FIRST FLOOR PLEASE by Loria Davis
1st Floor Please
By Loria Davis
“Hold the door! Hold the door, please!” she yelled.
No way! After the way Stephanie embarrassed...
THE DRIVER by Diandra Daley
My hands went white as they gripped tightly around the steering wheel. I leaned my head against it for a moment and pulled back to see sweat covering the horn. The excess...
OBSOLESCENCE by Laurence Klavan
OBSOLESCENCEby Laurence Klavan
It hadn’t been intentional, Cody thought. Had it? He wasn’t self-analytical, a trait he’d inherited from his father, the man he’d “forgotten” to invite to his...
NED THAYER: OUTDOORSMAN by Ken Post
Ned Thayer
~ Outdoorsman ~
The doorbell rang and Ned crutched his way from the sofa, past the granite-countered kitchen island, and into the hallway...
THE INTERN by Andrew Eastwick
THE INTERN
Absinthe first met him at the Palm Sunday Dinner.
While the other teenagers sat with each other in the basement parish hall of Holy...
