MARIA by Emily Peña Murphey
MARIABy Emily Peña Murphey
On that last day before the big storm, I first noticed something was funny when our family went to the mercado in Las Altas. We arrived very...
SEARCHING FOR AMELIA ERHART by Ben Orlando
SEARCHING FOR AMELIA EARHARTBy Ben Orlando
The way I remember that day, Amelia and I are two women chattering along with the song birds around us. She stands next...
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SPANKING by Dan Howard
SPANKINGby Earl Javorsky
Herb Baumgartner considered the idea of getting spanked. It was worth it, bearing a little pain—in theory at least—if his wife really could then be over...
THE OPPONENT by Mark Hannon
THE OPPONENTBy Mark Hannon
He sat on a folding chair, dripping sweat, his heart rate slowing down, the fight over for several minutes. Feeling the water run down his...
THE FINAL WATCH by Jonathan Ferrini
THE FINAL WATCHBy Jonathan B. Ferrini
Interstate 8 climbs west out of the Imperial Valley and twists through the rugged mountains upward into East San Diego County. My name...
WORKING THE EDGE by Grant Segall
WORKING THE EDGE
By Grant Segall
Stefan picked his way down the driveway, skirting a pothole with the season’s first ice, trying to save what was...
HOOK MAN by Michael Warren
HOOK MANBy Michael Warren
“That’s bull-shit! There’s no such thing as a Hook Man.” Inky was quite certain on this point. “That’s just a story.”There were five of them: ...
EPIPHANY AND THE ALABASTER ROSE by Adrian Encomienda
EPIPHANY AND THE ALABASTER ROSEBy Adrian Encomienda
Daylight dimmed beyond Lazaro’s bedroom window, leaving cold fluorescence . He sat at the edge of his bed with a cigarette sticking...
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HARD COAL by Terry Sanville
HARD COALBy Terry Sanville
Two sisters climb the mine road that disappears into the hills above Cumbola, Pennsylvania. Their breaths smoke in the early light as they struggle through...
THE CAPPUCCINO by David Heath
THE CAPPUCCINOBy David Heath
Jackie Jacobs, helping sort and organize clothing items donated for the church rummage sale, came across a woman’s tangerine linen jacket just like the one...