THE ERRAND by Mark Leib
He was looking at the schematic designs and the pain in his stomach was worsening. The house that the Shorelands wanted to tear down to make room for their monstrosity was a lovely...
FALCONS OF KILLDARY by Chris Nelson
As she walks out of the Pembroke Funeral Parlor beside her husband, a flash of light near the summit of Killdary Mountain causes Anne to stop at the top of the marble steps,...
BRINGERS by Brianna Kemper
Bringers
By: Brianna Kemper
The doctor and nurses were rushing around. The beeping starts to speed up as the mother struggles to stay alive. A few moments later the beeping stopped, and a long beep took...
TWO DREAMS by Maria Tsirona
ONE
"Eleni, my Eleni, my girl, my wild, crazy girl," – his voice warm, so close to her face, his breath on her face so warm. She opens her eyes and sees his lips saying...
BLACK HOLES by Jaclyn Reed
Black Holes
Jessica sat on the small kitchen table with her feet on the head chair and stared out the window, a cigarette pinched between her thumb and middle finger. Bits of ash fell...
LEARNING TO SKATE by Mary Anne Slack
Learning To Skate
It started out as an ordinary Saturday. I was making breakfast for Jeff and myself when the phone rang. My son-in-law Matt had slipped on the icy front steps of their...
WEDDING DANCE by Stephen Day
WEDDING DANCE
He was winning. The little blue marble that kept rolling around the turntable fell more often than he expected on his number or his color. Roulette waa a game he had been attracted...
SNOW JOB by Ivanka Fear
SNOW JOB
by Ivanka Fear
Winter came in early November and seemed to have every intention of staying for the long haul. “I hate, no I absolutely despise, positively abhor winter,” complained Martha, as she trudged...
DAMAGED GOODS by Steve Slavin
Damaged Goods
1
Rather late one weekday evening, I saw a very attractive woman struggling to pull a huge suitcase up the subway station stairs.
“May I help you?”
She gave me the onceover, and after concluding that...
THE CIGARETTE PACT by Dennis Mitton
“Rachel saw the ghost again last night,” Julie said, already deep in bed.
“Great.” Sam rolled his eyes, pulling on a tee-shirt. “She’s got me afraid to work in the attic this weekend. The little...