BENEATH THE GRAY BRIONI SUIT by Ramsey Mathews
Beneath the Gray Brioni Suit
Beneath the gray Brioni suit, underneath the Salvatore Ferragamo five-fold Italian silk tie and the tailored John Varvatos shirt, on the day...
SICK HEADACHE by Thomas Elson
Sick Headache
by Thomas Elson
Look closely.
You are where it began - at a time before polio shots, seat belts, and television....
DEVOTION by Amanda E.K.
“A mirror scratched reflects no image—
And this is the silence of wisdom.”
- Ernest Hyde (Spoon River Anthology)
The vanity arrived on...
STORIES FROM PAPA by Brian Feller
I sat in a chair outside the office while Mama went inside and spoke to the rabbi. I’d been sitting there since Hebrew school let out—which I attended on Tuesdays and...
SO SORRY I MISSED YOUR CALL by Stephen Moore
Present
“Hello, Diane, it’s Mom. Just wanted to say hello. It’s been a long time, sweetie. You’ve been on my mind lately. I was re-living the time we...
SIREN SONG by Elizabeth Gauffreau
Siren Song
Galen did not think to check the gas gauge when he made his final exit from the parking lot of the Bay View Apartments. He left...
GHOSTS OF THE REPUBLIC by Edward Mack
Sultan was staring at a ghost. He wore a paper cap and a white apron that was tied behind his neck and held a long carving knife in his right hand. The...
ALICE IN MONTAUK by Gosia Nealon
Alice in Montauk
1938, Montauk, New York
The Island Club on Lake Montauk had filled up with people dining, dancing, or gambling. The air was rich...
BRICK SNOW by Melissa Chen
It sounded like a backhoe smashed through the toy room window and methodically tipped out millions of marble chips in a steady stream onto the hardwood floor.
“Daddy, come...
KATHLEEN AND DENISE by Dean Jollay
At Kathleen’s breakfast table, Denise sips her Chardonnay and describes her latest unsuccessful job search. Downsized ten months ago, Denise, a crime reporter, despairs of finding another position in journalism. Her...