THE COLDNESS OF PEARLS by Deirdre Barragry
THE COLDNESS OF PEARLSby Deirdre Barragry
Harry was so punctual he might have been mistaken for someone who wanted to be there. Twenty minutes early, as if about to interview for the position of a...
EL SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS by Janet Barrow
EL SEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROSby Janet Barrow
Señor Arellano walked slowly along Jiron Junín, his cane tapping nervously against the ground. The streets, a hive of agitated activity less than an hour before, were now...
OUR LAST MONTHS by Judith Helen Goode
OUR LAST MONTHSby Judith Helen Goode
My wife is dying of cancer.We have been together thirty years and stayed in love for all of them. We share ideas, politics, world view, sex, fun, family. Have...
EROSA by Whitney Judd
EROSAby Whitney Judd
"Damn you, Erosa, for ever coming into my life!""Shii, poor little boy." It was a crawling sneer and spoken slowly, and it ate up everything. "Pobrecito garcon, you be back. Always you...
THE SLEEPING PERSON EXHIBIT by Alexis David
THE SLEEPING PERSON EXHIBITby Alexis David It was raining when we went to the sleeping person exhibit and when we came out both our wool sweaters became damp and maybe between our legs too. I...
A YEAR OF SUNDAYS by Neal Storrs
A YEAR OF SUNDAYSby Neal Storrs
Adelle Shipley squints through a mesh of tight black wire and pine branches. She is disappointed to see that the curtains in her sister’s living room are still unopened....
HORSE COUNTRY by Barbara Bottner
HORSE COUNTRYby Barbara Bottner
I’ve only agreed to accompany my husband Dan to have Sunday brunch with a Paul somebody because I’m terrified when I imagine him talking to a horse breeder un-chaperoned. When unnerved, some...
PICKIN’ UP THE PIECES by Larry Hamilton
PICKIN’ UP THE PIECESby Larry L. Hamilton
When Uncle Luke called him “Your Honor” in his best big round revival voice and rolled out words about satisfying the court and serving the needs of justice,...
A GAME OF SOLITAIRE by June Kino-Cullen
A GAME OF SOLITAIREby June Kino-Cullen
Days go by without winning. I tell myself it’s okay. It’s the process that counts. Keeps my old brain sharp. The more I play, the quicker I move that...
WHAT THINGS, THESE THINGS, STIR THE HEART by Joe De Quattro
WHAT THINGS, THESE THINGS, STIR THE HEARTby Joe De Quattro
In voicing his uncertainty Martin Colliver felt he was making a declaration. “I have no idea how to do this!” He understood that admissions such...