THE BLIGHTED MADONNA by Lynn Dowless
The Blighted Madonna
There was a lady once, an extremely attractive lady, who appeared as to hold the beauty of the holy cherubs in her warm pleasant...
THE PRINCESS IN THE TOWER by Cezarija Abartis
The Princess in the Tower
The voices layered over each other--women’s voices--but she couldn’t make out the words. Valentine? Mannequin? She pulled out her hairpin, set down her...
THE LOCUSTS HAVE EATEN EVERYTHING by Marissa Glover
The Locusts Have Eaten Everything
“He didn’t do it.” Mom takes a deep breath. She exhales. “I don’t care what the other student said—my son would never hurt anyone.”
IN THE NEGEV DESERT by Arielle Prose
In the Negev Desert
by
Arielle Prose
On the floor of a carpeted tent among Bedouin Arabs, I was sitting on cushions, nervous...
HUNTER by Jade Gabriel
Hunter
By Jade Gabriel
My once golden jalopy sputtered into silence as I pulled into the parking spot. I glanced briefly at my phone while I...
SUMMER’S SILENCE by Ashley Hajimirsadeghi
Summer’s Silence
It was June and Auntie Mabel and Uncle Jim had come up from Alabama to visit for two weeks. With them came George, the youngest cousin, my...
BENEATH THE GRAY BRIONI SUIT by Ramsey Mathews
Beneath the Gray Brioni Suit
Beneath the gray Brioni suit, underneath the Salvatore Ferragamo five-fold Italian silk tie and the tailored John Varvatos shirt, on the day...
SICK HEADACHE by Thomas Elson
Sick Headache
by Thomas Elson
Look closely.
You are where it began - at a time before polio shots, seat belts, and television....
BURNT UMBER, BURNT SIENNA by David Obuchowski
BURNT UMBER, BURNT SIENNA
by David Obuchowski
You tell yourself to not be superstitious. You take a deep breath and squeeze your eyes shut and you...
THE GIRL BY THE LAKE by Kim Harrison
THE GIRL BY THE LAKE
I worked graveyard shifts at the plywood mill and I hated it, but it paid double a server wage. The forklift driver I worked...