THE PUSH by Dan Shiffman
The Push
My family had been friends with Laura’s family since I was in elementary school, but I am five years older, and so we didn’t have very much to do with each other as...
REMAINS by Melissa Ballard
Remains
2013
Mom died seven weeks ago. My husband and I are working at her condo, as we do every Saturday. We are cleaning and sorting and donating. Friends have come to claim what they want,...
REMINISCING by Yvonne Blackwood
Hazel breezes into town this balmy summer’s day, a day I never imagined would be her last visit and our last time together. She arrives in Toronto to spend time with her daughter, Pam,...
ZOMBIE RUN by Teresa Douglas
I step out of the house and wince as the cool spring air hits the skin beneath my running pants. It’s early but not too early—my only company the murder of crows digging through...
MY LAST TRIP by Scott Ocamb
My Last Trip
I didn’t think this would be my last motorcycle trip when I planned it. It almost killed me. If it had, I wouldn’t be telling you this story—Ian would.
Starting my junior year...
RIVEN by Tommy Sheffield
Riven
The sun tumbles across the sky like the face of a log ready to be split. There is shade here, beneath the trees. Black shadows stretch like prison bars between the light shining on...
CYPRUS: A PAINTERS JOURNAL by Jeri Griffith
Cyprus: A Painter's Journal
a memoir
Now is midsummer. During the month of July, it doesn't rain here. The days are hot and the evenings cool. In a dry streambed, smooth chalky stones absorb and disseminate...
OUR BEAUTIFUL TAHOMA by Mike Nolan
Our Beautiful Tahoma
by Mike Nolan
When my grandmother was hospitalized, I received a phone call from my dad. “Drop what you’re doing and drive home,” he instructed me. “Grandma’s in intensive care and not expected...