HOMECOMING by Emelyn Grace Jaros
HOMECOMINGBy Emelyn Grace Jaros
The radio was less staticy that I remembered. Jason Aldean’s twang had only to compete with the whir of the AC and the rumble of tires against broken-up asphalt. One vent...
DEALING WITH DAPHNE by Henry Simpson
DEALING WITH DAPHNEBy Henry Simpson
Daphne had already worked her way into Vergie’s confidence, displaced Lily in her life. Now she was pushing her out of the house. Soon she would convince Vergie to have...
THE MAN IN CUBICLE 2200 by Heide Arbitter
THE MAN IN CUBICLE 2200By Heide Arbitter
As a boy, he lived in a largely unfurnished thirty room mansion. His pious parents did not let him play with toys, nor make friends with children from...
HIS HOME by Effy Rose
HIS HOMEBy Effy Rose
It’s the house I grew up in, but everything’s different. Forty years ago, I left it to care for itself, and I suppose it has. It’s still standing. Under a blanket...
LAST NIGHT by Cassie Lawson
LAST NIGHTBy Cassie Lawson
“Do you want to get high tonight?”I nearly dropped the receiver and choked on my Dorritos. “Wha- wait. What?”“I can come pick you up in like half an hour. What are...
THE HITCHHIKER by Joseph Washburn
THE HITCHHIKERBy Joseph Washburn
I sat it in the passenger seat of the pickup, the August heat already making the outside unbearable. Slowly, I slid my hand under my coat, touching the cold steel of...
A FOUR-LETTER WORD by James Brennan
A FOUR-LETTER WORDby James Brennan
Jack Broderick, who worked in human resources at a prestigious university’s school of government, had made a career out of playing it safe, so he wasn’t crazy about the exposure...
THE MAYOR OF JOESTOWN by Nancy Lines
THE MAYOR OF JOESTOWNby Nancy Lines
As the car began losing speed, all the lights on the dash lit up, leaving no question there was a serious problem under the hood. It was more than...
HE HAD A LOT OF STUFF by Thomas Tomlinson
HE HAD A LOT OF STUFFby Thomas Tomlinson
Greg was not a neighbor you would want to have. He would always play loud music. The neighbors were always asking him to shut it off. He...
SOLO ACT by Malcolm Garcia
SOLO ACTBy Malcolm Garcia
She holds a yellow feather.--Do you know anything about birds? she asks.He shakes his head, no, and moves over to make room for her on a bench in the bus shelter...