A RUSSIAN STORY – By Steven Pelcman
A RUSSIAN STORYBy Steven Pelcman
Masha wasn’t a beautiful woman but she had an inner beauty and she made a man feel good because she was strong, able to look into your eyes and speak...
PILLOW TALK – By Jerry Johnson
PILLOW TALK By Jerry Johnson
"For the rain it raineth every day." - from Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare
GREG AND HOLLY“Greg?”“What?”“Aren’t you asleep?”“No, I’m not asleep. I was watching the Moon through the window. And watching you...
AMERICAN PIE – By R.C. Savoie
AMERICAN PIEBy R.C. Savoie
It was a pretty big deal the first time the Honk for Peace woman got run over. This was eight years ago, when Lucius was ten, back in the days of tupperware cups...
UNRAVELING – By Niikah Hatfield
UNRAVELINGBy Niikah Hatfield
Down the street, rubber soles slapping against the pavement and squelching in the little places where there is water. One of the laces has come untied, and it drags along behind each...
JUST BEFORE HE PAINTED THE HANDS – By A. A. Reinecke
JUST BEFORE HE PAINTED THE HANDSBy A. A. Reinecke
It was a good day: one of those summer days that come in a weeklong string like a muslin handkerchief laid over the calendar when the...
THE NIGHTMARE THAT NEVER SLEEPS – By Michael Neary
THE NIGHTMARE THAT NEVER SLEEPSBy Michael Neary
The nightmare materialized once more when Noor awoke from her dreams.The yellow walls were shaking and the floors were trembling. Noor sat up quickly and looked desperately around....
HOUSEPLANT FUNERALS – By Robert Keast
HOUSEPLANT FUNERALSBy Robert Keast
“Would bagpipes be possible?” Mrs. Stewart asked.“Of course.”“You could arrange that?”“Certainly,” I said.And I can. Honoring such requests is what I am called to do.“Could it be someone who knows ‘Amazing...
EN ROUTE TO GRAUMAN’S – By Sarah Archer Moulton
GUZZLEDBy Jonathan B. Ferrini
Imagine finding a diamond embedded in the ground. You pull it from the earth and although the diamond glistens, you’re repulsed by the insects scurrying around under it. Like the insects,...