THE HARD WALK by Forrest McElroy
THE HARD WALKby Forrest McElroy
Tommy struggled to climb out of the car, wobbling precariously until he gained purchase with his crutch. The driver got out of the sleek,...
SOMETHING GRAND by Joann Smith
SOMETHING GRANDby Joann Smith
“My God, it’s the church,” Mary Ryan cried as she and her neighbors Dora Amato and Eddie and Carol Edmunds turned the corner onto the...
LETTERS TO JULIA by Sara Cummings
LETTERS TO JULIAby Sara Cummings
It felt like it had been decades since I’d last been home and driving down the same roads that I’d driven for the first...
ROAD RAGE by Sharon Frame Gay
ROAD RAGEby Sharon Frame Gay
The police told our family that Jason, my husband, died instantly when his car swerved off the road and down a steep ravine. That's...
FAITH AND DESTINY by John Tavares
FAITH AND DESTINYby John Tavares
Things were happening so fast—Faith couldn’t believe how quickly her anger overpowered her. When she discovered her sister took her brand new black yoga...
CONFETTI PINK AND ASHY by Brian Riley
CONFETTI PINK AND ASHYby Brian Riley
Burbank, California, the November after September 11 and Brice Cooper has come home early from work yet again. Watching his 3-year-old son, Tyler,...
ONE NIGHT IN A NAMELESS TOWN by Matthew Abuelo
ONE NIGHT IN A NAMELESS TOWNby Matthew Abuelo
It was another sleepless night in a long line of sleepless nights for Jimmy Miles. He was kept awake by a...
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY by Beth Goldner
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRYby Beth Goldner
I stole the Jackson Marlowe sculpture, Cattails for Wendy, from the front yard of Jackson’s very own house....
THE GOOD SHEPHERD by Miles Ryan Fisher
THE GOOD SHEPHERDby Miles Ryan Fisher
The frail boy cried such big tears in his tiny uniform.At first I didn’t even notice. Our game had just ended in a...
CHANGING LANGUAGE by Steve Colori
CHANGING LANGUAGEby Steve Colori
The bluish lights from the television were glowing from the bar. I was out to eat with some friends on a week night and there...