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...
THE LADY OF THE HOUSE by Dennis J. Dymek
THE LADY OF THE HOUSEBy Dennis J. Dymek
No one quite remembered anymore when Bob and Emily Taylor had moved into their remote cottage on the outskirts of town....
SLEEPWALKING IN THE FROST by Lily Wright
SLEEPWALKING IN THE FROSTBy Lily Wright
It was still dark when Ben drove the Gator out to the back paddocks to feed the fillies. The sun was slow to...
REVELATIONS OF TEN-YEAR-OLD by Saul Hernandez
REVELATIONS OF A TEN-YEAR-OLDBy Saul Hernandez
Every Sunday I walk with Him. I knock door to door with Brothers and Sisters from the Jehovah’s Witness Congregation. It usually goes...
OPEN SECRET by Charlotte Freccia
OPEN SECRETBy Charlotte Freccia
Cheap white wine and good cocaine at Hen’s house. Scrimp on one to score on the other, I guess. What’s a sweetheart like you doing in...
WHO YOU’RE DEALING WITH? By Raymond Arcangel
WHO YOU’RE DEALING WITHBy Raymond Arcangel
Nothing ever looked like it did in the movies. No cozy warm lounge, a half-dozen chairs of leather and wood with their backs...
A PLACE OF BUSINESS by Bill Schillaci
A PLACE OF BUSINESSBy Bill Schillaci
When I first entered its life, it was a stamp store, or seemed to be. It had no business sign, but there was...