BAD COFFEE by Alicia Young
BAD COFFEE
By: Alicia Young
Kira twirled her index finger repeatedly around the metal utensil submerged in her caramel latte. She despised the waiting game as much as she despised the beverage, but she remained...
THE KISS by Debbie Cutler
The Kiss
Kayla wanted to kiss a man at 12:45 a.m. under the midnight sun during the finale of the fireworks display in Eagle River, Alaska. That was her goal.
“It would be sooooooo romantic,” she...
LOYALTY by Alan Swyer
"LOYALTY"
"I don't know what in hell you expect from me," Ross Tanner growled as Ackerman entered his Las Vegas office.
"Fifteen minutes of your time, plus a few answers."
"C'mon, we both know most of these...
DON’T TELL by Keith Manos
Don't Tell
He stands next to my desk and uses this pen with green ink to mark my homework. I’m so used to the red markings that every other teacher uses, I have to stare...
THE WELFARE CHECK by Tara Flaherty Guy
The Welfare Check
Joe Harkness stamped his feet outside of his squad car, trying to knock as much of the grey slush from his boots as he could before sliding in. It was a futile,...
LIES by William Torphy
LIES (As Mentiras)
William Torphy
Docento was a master on the pandeiro, the Brazilian tambourine, and was considered
the best percussionist in Santa Teresa, one of Rio’s many crowded hillside neighborhoods where music could...
SCHOLARSHIP by Maria Tsirona
Here she is, then – sitting across him. In the armchair, in front of his desk.
Efstathia.
And exactly what he was afraid of, is happening. Because, right now, as the daylight collects its last ribbons...
THE UNKNOWN MAN by Angelic Hinojosh
The Unknown Man
By: Angelic Hinojosh
Mario awoke obstinately, "Today is the day!" he declared. Today he will travel down Main Street to the ice-cream parlor that cozily sat in-between the pizza shop and the insurance...
HOLY SWORD by Kevin Auker
Holy Sword
By Kevin Auker
As the summer sun rained down on the kingdom of Scarlet, manning his post as normal was the king’s trusted knight Xavier. His job was simple, to not allow anyone to...
LONE STAR by Dan Carpenter
Lone Star
Dan Carpenter
"You're here with the conference?" the clerk asked as he paid for his inspirational paperback and his Dentyne.
"Al-Anon," he replied, trying to meet her lowered blue-green eyes and instinctively bumping up his...