CLAWS by Vincent Yu
CLAWSBy Vincent Yu
At first there was horror. Then relief, acceptance, love. When he was old enough to go to school his parents assured him he was normal and handsome and if anyone were to say...
GOLDEN BROWN by Souzi Gharib
GOLDEN BROWNby Souzi Gharib
"What is the colour of your eyes?" an articulate voice inquires."Golden brown," I answer with the ease only characteristic of self-description, particularly the physiognomic type. I had borrowed the adjective from...
CHILDREN AT PLAY by Dana Hart
CHILDREN AT PLAYby Dana Hart
Every second Tuesday of the month is Career Day for Mrs. Ainsley’s Saving Grace Kiddos sixth graders, an amusing change of pace from singing psalms to an accompaniment CD made in the...
AND THEN WHAT COULD YOU DO? By Maureen McCafferty
AND THEN WHAT COULD YOU DO?by Maureen McCafferty
The doctor stood behind her desk, offering a steady hand and smile, as if Maeve had come to open a checking account. As if Maeve could— her...
GRAVEDIGGER by L.S. Engler
GRAVEDIGGERby L. S. Engler
Grayson Miller lived a quiet life, haunted by a single summer that lingered in his memory like a ghost. He never tried to escape it, exorcise it, or shove it away,...
THE FOREVER LETTER by Abigayle Thompson
THE FOREVER LETTERby Abigayle Thompson
That afternoon an invitation was placed in the mailbox outside the Roney’s home. It was the end of February, a cold day with clouds settled across the sky. A breeze...
AND THEN WHAT COULD YOU DO? By Maureen McCafferty
AND THEN WHAT COULD YOU DO?by Maureen McCafferty
The doctor stood behind her desk, offering a steady hand and smile, as if Maeve had come to open a checking account. As if Maeve could— her...
CHILDREN AT PLAY by Dana Hart
CHILDREN AT PLAYby Dana Hart
Every second Tuesday of the month is Career Day for Mrs. Ainsley’s Saving Grace Kiddos sixth graders, an amusing change of pace from singing psalms to an accompaniment CD made in the...
DAMAGE COLLATERAL by Susannah Luthi
DAMAGE COLLATERALby Susannah Louise
part i
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure...
A WINTER COAT by Sevasti Iyama
A WINTER COATby Sevasti Iyama
On a nightstand, there were red roses in a glass vase. Against the hospital’s stark fluorescent lighting, the roses made Calliope’s eyes hurt. That night, after she landed at JFK...