THE WORLD’S SEXIEST TIME MACHINE By Dominic Laing

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THE WORLD’S SEXIEST TIME MACHINEBy Dominic Laing  Imagine my love as a piece of string. As a timeline.Hold out the string in front of you. Your right hand marks The Future; your left hand, The...

OUZO: A TASTE OF GREECE by Grove Koger

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Most children grow up loving licorice instinctively, but I’ve never learned to tolerate the stuff. So it’s been a surprise to me that I enjoy ouzo so much. Granted, ouzo is flavored primarily with...

DOLPHINS, AS A METAPHOR By Justine Cadwell

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DOLPHINS, AS A METAPHORby Justine Cadwell  A dolphin’s smile is the greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they’re always happy. – Ric O’BarryWhat would it be like to sleep at the bottom of the...

SANTA CLARA RIVERLESS by Ellen T. Birrell

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SANTA CLARA RIVERLESSBy Ellen T. Birrell  We are hard to find. If you were to search our address for directions, you would only get to the end of the county maintained road about two miles...

HIS YOUTH By Steve Coughlin

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HIS YOUTHby Steve Coughlin  Decades before he folded her sweaters into a trash bag, placed them on a curb in front of the house, his youth rumbled with desire as she washed dishes in a...

THE RIVER ROSE by Meg Jerit

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The River Rose             Things started to feel differently. A rash began to creep up my neck. A knowing was gnawing inside of me, but it eluded my fingertips daily so that I could not...

HYPERION – By Thomas N. Hackney

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HYPERIONBy Thomas N. Hackney According to Drake’s equation, there should be something like 10,000 alien civilizations in theMilky Way galaxy.  Okay, the galaxy is a big place but 10,000 civilizations is quite a few. Wherethe...

REHABBING RAIN: IN THE SHADE OF THE COTTONWOOD TREE

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REHABBING RAIN: IN THE SHADE OF THE COTTONWOOD TREEby Brianna Heisey I was born and raised in the desert. Like most desert plants and animals, I love rain. I live for rain. I live because...

KEYSTONE STREET by Jennifer Blanke

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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 the ripple as the Monongahela joins...

WHETHER THE PATRIARCHY by Joanna Kadish

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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 came by, a slender boy with...