Fiction – Year VI – Number 49 – June 2021

As they stood for coffee in the ribcage of the airport terminal, he watched his wife pluck an invisible note from the air and tuck it behind her ear. His tonsils caught a sigh....

“Oof!” She sighs in exasperation.  I’m in Belgrade for a visit.  Fadina – I’ve called my mother by her first name since I was a child -- is restless and annoyed.  She walks around the apartment,...

            Descent Pulling the rip cord, it failed to work. Same with the rip cord for the escape  chute.  Spiraling down, I quickly deduced that my parachutes were not supposed to open. As I glanced...

The First             Jacob looked at his watch. “I better head out; my flight leaves pretty early.” Jacob’s table was the only one still occupied in the mostly empty pub. Allison followed him with her...

Characters:             Julia Adalwolfa is the daughter of German architects who moved to the United States of America when she was three years old. She has had trouble making friends and blending in, especially with...

A Pretty Face By Anna Fritze Because it was her first day out for a while, she wore her favorite neon purple dress. They let her pick it out, surprisingly. She wanted to be noticed as...

            I barely had enough time to see the truck coming.             Crazy what happens to someone when they don’t look both ways. I did it almost religiously when I was younger, but as I...

Terra was a mother of seven; America, Asia, Albert, Annica, Austin, Ani, and Edward. She was a single mother. Terra worked countless jobs to provide for her children but as a result could not...

Cooper’s not a bad boy. According to his dad, Cooper’s theliving manifestation of the motto: Live free or die trying! That’s not how the neighbors see Cooper and his big brother Dylan. They gossip...

The Trickery of a Masked Demon by Ren Nightshade I married a masked demon. That's the only way to explain how I married such a man. There's absolutely no other way. If I'm being honest, I...