THE HUSBANDS by Erika Neenan
THE HUSBANDS
“Oh please. You cannot still be crying over him.”
“Well….he was….my husband...” The past tense uttered for the first time sent Laurel into a second round of head-in-hands sobs.
“I have three ‘was’ husbands honey,...
BLOW-UP BELLA by James Hanna
THE HUSBANDS
“Oh please. You cannot still be crying over him.”
“Well….he was….my husband...” The past tense uttered for the first time sent Laurel into a second round of head-in-hands sobs.
“I have three ‘was’ husbands honey,...
SEE YOU NEXT TIME by Morris McLennan
SEE YOU NEXT TIME
John stayed over Tuesday and Wednesday. I gave him a couple of stickers for his car so he could park on the street. I called in sick from work when he...
MAYBE TOMORROW by Michael Gray
I’ll sit out on the porch, maybe smoke a cigarette, or drink a Coke. When someone comes along, I’ll smile like I’m just passing time carefree. But passersby know better. They don’t make eye...
APRIL HURRICANE by Dylan Ulin
April would blow over the Iowa prairies when the boxing match called spring came around. The match was Jack Frost vs. Blooming Spring. They would clash on who gets the dominant climate, snow and...
SINCERELY, YOUR STRANGER by Aija White
It’s been thirty minutes, a long arduous, thirty minutes. We tried simply opening the door, which didn’t work. Then, we tried to break the windows and sadly, our collective upper body strength did...
THE NEW LIFE OF RAYMOND BLACK by Carl Nord
Old slippers, those repugnant slippers worn by Agnes, the building manager slowly and methodically shuffled down the hallway. I could hear ‘em scratching along from down the hall. I was sitting in my room...
FAIRY TRAP by Serenity Patterson
Elaine had been captured. She was left behind on a web, her wings broken when she was pried off. Now she sat on a table under a glass like a bug. The room around...
A TRAGIC NIGHT AT THE LAUNDRY by Briyanna Dorminvil
Chris' and James' parents dropped them off at the laundry. As the oldest child, Chris was in charge.
"Watch over your brother Chris. Also, do not fight with him, " their father said.
"Alright, I...
THE ARCHEOLOGIST by Leslie Smith
Searching for a cave found 280 to 300 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean, the archeologist who viewed himself an adventurer, enlisted sailors from Westgate Cocoa Beach Pier to deliver him to where he...