Fiction - Year III - Number 9 - Volume Two - September 2017

    THE BEAUTY IN BEREAVEMENT by Anders M. Svenning

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    THE BEAUTY IN BEREAVEMENTBy Anders M. Svenning         Judy Tremont stroked her dying husband’s hair. Augustus had been sick for nearing five years and now the end was near. His gray hair, combed by Judy’s long,...

    THE OTHER SIDE by Danielle Richardson

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    THE OTHER SIDEBy Danielle Richardson I watch as Lucy stops in front of me like she does every day, her little ten-year-old head cocking to the left in curiosity. But her curiosity will not be...

    FOR BOTH TOGETHER by Mather Schneider

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    A MEETING IN BROOKLYNBy Jayno Miches In retrospect, he wished it had not occurred to him to ask that fellow any questions. But then again, he also now wished he had asked his questions and left...

    VOID by Jonathan Maniscalco

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    VOIDBy Jonathan Maniscalco  The first thing Jack did was open the window. August’s hot, humid air mixed with the downtown smell of Boston’s Washington Street drifted into his dry apartment. He looked out at the...

    “36” by Mike Dorman

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    36By Mike Dorman  He did, of course, know when it had happened.  Which is to say he had no clue precisely when.  It had occurred, not at one decisive turning point, but over the course...

    DERB JOSSI by Lisa Brognano

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    DERB JOSSY(excerpt from the novella, The Jossy Farm)By Lisa Brognano Derb walked across the acreage through a wild patch of light green stems but the orange flowers were closed in triangular shapes anticipating the storm.  He...

    SKATEBOARDS AND A SHEEPDOG by Carolyn L. Bell

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    SKATEBOARDS AND A SHEEPDOG By Carolyn Light Bell Gus leaps three feet in the air, his open mouth appearing dangerously close to my face. “Out for a walk? I can’t contain my joy!” he barks, leaping...