TRAPPED AND IMAGING (?) A TALKING SEA TURTLE by Janet Mason
At first, I pretend that I’m not trapped. How could I be? Afterall, I named myself Dick Moby—after that thick book I found floating in the sea which I promptly absorbed into my massive...
THE THRALLS OF THE BLISTERING COLD Jensen Goudeau
There was was nothing but a frenzied swirl of snow out side of the mouth of the cavern and darkness up ahead from what Cian could tell. The air smelled of mold and rust....
EMBRACE THE CHAOS by Patrick Palso
It was ten minutes after midnight when Iris got kidnapped. Right before she was taken out of her apartment, she heard her baby, Holly, crying from her crib.
A bag was thrown over Iris’s head...
THE BEGINNING OF THE END by Melissa Welch
Throwing my clothes into the washer, I slam the door with all the irritation I feel building up and insert the coins. The whirring lulls me into a false sense of safety and routine....
THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE by Mary Casey Sturk
Lisa never liked that picture of herself. She looked so happy in it, with a big semi-toothless smile and her long light brown hair with bangs. There was the dress. The burgundy and cream...
GONE by Alexandria Lahense
I was never picked first during recess. The girls never put my name on their kiss list. My siblings were all older than me, so we never had a real connection. Hell, my parents...
MARY’S HUSBAND by Nadia Lopez
It’s been years since I had been at a police station. When you are 60 years old nothing surprises you anymore. I was called to be here as a suspect. It surprises me how...
LITTLE ELEANOR WATTS by Kendra Martin
I’m gonna get you now.
After scoping out the town laundromat for weeks to find the best entrance, Eleanor set her sights on the tiny side window that remained cracked until the store closed at...
DINNER DATE by Britton Griffin
Jacob rounded the corner as the rain covered the city. His mind raced with thoughts as he considered what he was doing. He was to go on a date with one of the...
SHE DESERVED TO DIE by Nicola Vallera
Ms. Calidor, 87 years old, was a lovely person. Apart from an innate hate for bugs—that she saw as plant enemies—she badmouthed nobody, and she wouldn’t say no if you needed help. Some people...