FAMILY SECRETS by Chris Morey
Baz came swinging down our street, whistling some last-year’s hit, out of tune. After nine months banged up courtesy of Her Majesty, he was as happy as anyone would be.
DROWNING IN SILVERFISH by Lauren Colwell Steinke
I met myself the day before the Fourth of July. I was sitting in a nondescript coffee shop in my hometown, they’d torn down the deli I used to go to with...
THE ONE WITH THE BAG by Carlos Reynoso
“Sorry for the tough way we brought you here, but it was for security and important purposes,” said a man with a tone of a mix between a young person and an...
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...
SMOKERS by Joe Baumann
SMOKERS
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Joe Baumann
Simon and Mills buried the dog the day before the coffee shop opened.
“I’ll...
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. ...
THE PRICE FOR GREEN by Lane Goble
The Price for Green
In an empty colorless theatre, a man in a black plague doctor mask, who we will call The Doctor, enters the stage. There is a...
SHIVER by Ben Shahon
Shiver
I don’t remember where or when it was that I first met Alex. As far back as I can remember, she and I have been close. Her mom,...
IN THE LIFE OF A SLEEPWALKER by Paulette Carter
I woke up in a cold sweat. I realized that my husband is not beside me in our bed. I come to and realize that my husband must be sleepwalking. The weirdest...
