THE WONDERER by David Massey
THE WONDERERBy David Massey
In all times Eadwine has known the loneliness of a Frankenstein’s monster, without father, mother, or natural ties, and little wonder is it that the most long-ago of his Germanic selves--earth-walker,...
GETTING THERAPY IN BEIJING IS A PRODUCTION
GETTING THERAPY IN BEIJING IS A PRODUCTION- An excerpt from a novel “Waiting for Love Child”by Maya Alexandri
I went to the International Harmony Hospital family counseling clinic because – well, because I’m an American...
VINDICATION by Matthew Emma
VINDICATIONBy Matthew Emma
(Dedicated to John Liotine, a man who showed the courage to do what few men would)
While a man many reviled did not gain heroic status on Virginia Air Flight 334, he, at...
CONNECT THE DOTS by Alex Clark-McGlenn
CONNECT THE DOTSBy Alex Clark-McGlenn
Author's Note: The names of those involved in this piece have been changed to protect their privacy.
10:40pm February 23rd
I’m just home when Jessie calls me into the living room. I...
CLICK by Patrick Jahnke
CLICKBy Patrick Jahnke
We walked all around the town. We walked across streets during rush hour and across abandoned dirt roads. We walked down the road to Ms. Harris’s Convenient Store, on some days, and...
WASTED LIFE IDIOT by Katie Baker
WASTED LIFE IDIOTBy Katie Baker
The morning it broke was brilliant, a warm June morning as clear as water in a crystal glass. The sun rode high in the sky by 10:00, and the leaves...
FINDING THE END by Idalis Nieves
FINDING THE ENDBy Idalis Nieves
Ebony Rose didn’t care for interacting with the other students in her sixth grade class other than through the seating chart devised by Mrs. Anna. The kids in her...
HAPPILY EVER AFTER WORLD by Susan Lago
HAPPILY EVER AFTER WORLDBy Susan Lago
Annie has a date. They met on TruLuv.com, a dating site for those who haven’t yet given up on love. So far most of the men she’s met have...
HEADLESS BUDDHA by Stephen J. Gallas
HEADLESS BUDDHABy Stephen J. Gallas
The baked clay temple towered over the clearing surrounded by lush green foliage, and served as the only landmark in sight. This particular temple was set away from the innumerable...
MOURNER’S PRAYER by Richard Klin
MOURNER'S PRAYERBy Richard Klin
After the end of the Second World War—after the German occupation, the round-ups, the hiding—the tailor’s son and daughter boarded a ship and left Brussels forever, bound for New York...