VOID by Jonathan Maniscalco
VOIDBy Jonathan Maniscalco
The first thing Jack did was open the window. August’s hot, humid air mixed with the downtown smell of Boston’s Washington Street drifted into his dry...
SKATEBOARDS AND A SHEEPDOG by Carolyn L. Bell
SKATEBOARDS AND A SHEEPDOG
By Carolyn Light Bell
Gus leaps three feet in the air, his open mouth appearing dangerously close to my face. “Out for...
THE SUGAR POT by Krista Creel
THE SUGAR POTBy Krista Creel
Momma says I have to go to Mrs. Verna’s for sugar. She wants to make shortcakes for my brother and we’re out. Mrs. Verna...
THE DANCER’S AFFAIR by Jessica Widner
THE DANCER’S AFFAIRBy Jessica Widner
She is up on her toes. She is Manon Lescaut. She is a first soloist with the National Ballet of Canada. There she is,...
THE BURNING TREE by Lucas Milliron
THE BURNING TREEBy Lucas Milliron
“Why have you brought me here?” She asked at the foot of the great red tree.“Was it truly me that brought you here?” He...
PIECES OF GRAY by Dana Hunter
PIECES OF GRAYBy Dana Hunter Scratch, Scratch, tug, tug. It was July and Katherine Gray was wearing a long sleeved shirt and a pair of cut - off jeans. She pulled at the...
THE BIG NIGHT by Taylor Garcia
THE BIG NIGHTBy Taylor García Dr. Adam Flores opens Group Session with his standard line: “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, it’s sweet and sour time.”Everyone goes around the circle and says a positive...
THE GRAVERS LANE LOCAL by Edith Boyd
THE GRAVERS LANE LOCALBy Edith Boyd
The job in the city was working out for me. Actually, the job wasn't great, but the apartment I chose, and the train...
THE POSTING by Monica Harn
THE POSTINGBy Monica L. Bellon-Harn
Laura learns to live in ordinary time as she roams rooms of a starter home her husband picked out. When live oaks that lined...
BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE by Toni Morgan
BETWEEN LOVE AND HATEBy Toni Morgan
After a fitful sleep, Ken was relieved to see dawn shredding the last vestiges of night. Outside his bedroom window, a thick glaze...