MARCH AROUND THE FIELD by Sam Gridley
MARCH AROUND THE FIELDby Sam Gridley
“I want to march around the field and sing again,” Lexie announced as she stepped into the living room. Meg gaped at her.Outside, brick and concrete and asphalt conspired...
ON THE STAIRS by Alex Lobera
ON THE STAIRSby Alex Lobera
I met him on the stairs. I had never seen him before, and never saw him again. It was unusual to meet him there, because I never met anybody on...
THE BLACK DEATH OF HAPPY HAVEN by A. Elizabeth Herting
THE BLACK DEATH OF HAPPY HAVENby A. Elizabeth Herting
The residents of the Happy Haven Retirement Community had no idea where the cat came from, just that he had been living there for as long...
CANDY IN THE VOID by Russ Bickerstaff
CANDY IN THE VOIDby Russ Bickerstaff
Candy was slipping around at odd angles. It was difficult for her to find her footing in and midst all of the gravity that was going on. And there...
MEETING MELISSA by Edith Boyd
MEETING MELISSAby Edith Boyd
The gate guard’s voice was different. Less deferential.“Mrs. Palmer, there’s a young woman named Melissa here to see you. ““Did she tell you her last name?” I said. “I don’t...
NEW YORK SOUVENIR by Luke Bandy
NEW YORK SOUVENIRby Luke Bandy
Fred held the copper coin in his fingertips. Its color almost matched his hair and its value matched how he felt about himself. He tightened a grip on the penny...
TERRIBLE BLUE by Peter Hoppock
TERRIBLE BLUEBy Peter Hoppock The pure blue sky peals in Barton’s ears like a single note from a church organ; harsh and unrelenting enough to shatter the thick glass of the picture window of his...
VICISSITUDE by James Tucker
VICISSITUDEby James Tucker
“You can’t miss the giant weeping beech in the back yard”. Those are the last of the directions the landlord gave me. He was not wrong.The tree is a colossus demanding...
CAGE by Joshua Sastre
CAGEby Joshua Sastre
My mother stares at me through the wire mesh, not moving, breathing evenly. Taking notes in pencil, I ask her about my childhood, her previous marriage to my father and her current...
BYRESH by Virginia Duke
BYRESHby Virginia Duke
Byresh watched Katie scoot quartered hardboiled egg and cubes of ham to the side of her salad and squirt ranch dressing all over the top. She speared dripping olives, croutons, and cheese...