FRECKLES by Sabahattin Ali / Translated by Aysel K. Basci
Freckles
By Sabahattin Ali / Translated by Aysel K. Basci
It was a hot, sultry day. I had just left a friend’s home, where I had...
STALLER BREAKS by Phil Brunetti
Staller Breaks
Philip Brunetti
It was all on stall for a short while longer. He’d put himself on stall. This was one of the few options. ...
INSEPARABLE by Juan Sanchez
In a large room stood an extravagant man. Behind and in front of him was the entrance to a hallway. Surrounding the man was a group of people who are armed...
SIREN SONG by Elizabeth Gauffreau
Siren Song
Galen did not think to check the gas gauge when he made his final exit from the parking lot of the Bay View Apartments. He left...
PETER-BY-THE-BAY by Thomas Belton
While others went to the Park to see and be seen, to flirt and promenade, Peter did not. He preferred to ride his bike past the long meadow where the soccer players...
OUR FATHER by Jesus Francisco Sierra
OUR FATHER
Our Father…
It’s time to ring the church bells. I’m waiting for my turn and I’m starting to get nervous. I’ve been coming up...
WILDERNESS by Sandra Perez
She sits in the wilderness of her heart, once again balancing the dinner plate on the arm of the sofa, watching the six o’clock news. Sometimes she wipes away just a...
NO BETTER REASON THAN THIS by Torrie Jay White
NO BETTER REASON THAN THISby Torrie Jay White
The cabin smells like my grandfather as a young man. Like my mother’s skin in her last days. Like the gunpowder...
FADING AWAY by Sandra Colbert
Fading Away
Why was he looking at me? I was trying to make myself invisible. I know I looked awful – a complete mess. Was that why he was...
THE SITE by Katie Kopacz
The Site
The Metro North train lurched from side to side as it accelerated, wheels squealing, out of Grand Central station and into the dark tunnel. She, Essie, was...
