MAYONAISE by Adam Matson
Mayonaise
Melissa stood at the kitchen counter, making a sandwich. Her phone chimed with a text message from Allison: “Chris Ritter committed suicide.” For some reason, the first thing she thought of was Chris’ old...
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...
PROJECT IMMORTALITY by Yuri Korobaev, Translated by Irina Stoliarova
PART 1
Chapter 1
MICHAEL
Michael checked his e-mail. After reading several messages, he stopped at the one titled "Invitation to Mr. Palmer from Professor Richardson."
Michael clicked on the heading to open the letter and scanned it....
EFFLEURAGE by Erik Smetana
Renee pulled her car to the curb and double checked the address on the GPS. It was a house. The woman on the phone made no mention of working from home. Renee got out...
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...
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...
USELESS FELLOW by Balu Swami
Useless fellow
by Balu Swami
Wayne was still a farm boy even though he had left the farm over a decade ago. He was still the innocent who saw only the best in people. Although he...
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...
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,...
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...