PURPLE DRESS, A short story by Denis Bell
PURPLE DRESSBy Denis Bell
One spoon of instant and two spoons of sugar in the Disney mug with the broken handle. The best way to start your day. Garbage spilling...
A GARDEN ON THE ROOF, A short story by Patty Somlo
A GARDEN ON THE ROOF
By Patty Somlo
The tall, very dark-skinned man didn’t say a word, as Katherine Foster led him and the woman from the refugee agency through the flat. Moderately tall herself and...
I TAKE FLIGHT, by C. E. Petrichor
I TAKE FLIGHTBy C.E. Petrichor
When I think of my family, I think of vines. I think of monumental emerald green ropes embellished with thick, needle pointed thorns that...
A PALIMPSEST, A short story by Jim Naremore
A PALIMPSESTBy Jim Naremore Files. Or, more directly, filing cabinets. Green, brown and different shades of grey. Battered, scratched, dented, their hardware tarnished. Some Kafkaesque bureaucratic dystopian fantasy: brown veneer second-hand conference...
DOUBLE DODGING, A short story by Edith Gallagher Boyd
DOUBLE DODGINGBy Edith Gallagher Boyd
The ball swished through the basket. Not only was it a buzzer beater, it was against one of our biggest rivals. My shot gave...
HYPERSPACE, A short story by Haley Quinton
HYPERSPACEBy Haley Quinton
Cole closed his eyes and dreamed of space travel. The old car’s engine thunked and whined, sounding just like a spaceship. He was wrapped in his...
