SPEED by Elizabeth Mayorca
The Turtle Vs. the Hare or Who Have I Favored in this Life?
Swimming
They watch the clock on the pool deck. They must time the...
FEAR OF REJECTION CAN DROWN by Nathan Sweem
An artist's ability to maneuver waves of rejection often determines the fate of her career. Sooner or later, she finds that not everyone shares her intense love for her artwork. No matter...
ALEXA, PLAY RAIN by Michael Riordan
I have trouble sleeping these days. So, I ask my Alexa device to play re-created sounds of falling rain, which she mixes with some low-toned thunder. Nightly melatonin stopped working, so this...
KEYSTONE STREET by Jennifer Blanke
Keystone Street
If you stand quietly at the corner of Keystone Street and 52nd, turn your ear to the southwest, and wait until the traffic subsides, you’ll hear...
WHAT LIARS THEY ARE by Frank Kowal
What Liars They Are!
by Frank Kowal
It was 1954, and I was six years old, watching TV by myself on the floor...
WHETHER THE PATRIARCHY by Joanna Kadish
Whether the Patriarchy
Sarah and her father, Brian, were watching “The Trouble with Tribbles” tribbles being little furry creatures that procreate like crazy and overwhelm the ship, when Paul...
WINTER IN CANBERRA: TIME TO HEAL by Sacha Paterson
Winter in Canberra: Time to Heal
I land in Sydney in the late afternoon. The humid air hits me immediately as I leave baggage claim and head towards arrivals....
BREATHING ROOM by Diane Finlayson
Breathing Room
The diagnosis: pneumonia. I receive it the day before my grandmother dies in 1987. I am in South Texas. She is in Omaha. I have inherited three...
ROAD TRIP by Elizabeth Bernays
Road Trip
“I want to take you camping in the motorhome.”
“Really?” I replied doubtfully. My background of camping involved long hikes with a backpack with...
ALL ALONE OFFLINE by Lisa Chow
ALL ALONE OFFLINE:
Internet Deprivation Withdrawal
By Lisa Chow
November 17, 2019: Down Internet
Where was everybody? Online, that’s...