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COMPANION by Mark Hurtubise
COMPANIONby Mark Hurtubise
In a small round city park, Timothy, an almost unconditionally-loved young boy, frequently played alone under 16 oak trees sharing the perimeter with eight wooden picnic...
WHERE THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEAL by Chase Dearinger
WHERE THIEVES BREAK IN AND STEALby Chase Dearinger
Friday Afternoon
As Carl took the exit marked SH 33, confidence dissolved into panic. His veins narrowed with...
THE SPECTRUM OF GREATNESS by Jared Alexander
THE SPECTRUM OF GREATNESSBy Jared Alexander
Introduction
The South Side Bandits were a Chicago-based youth organization football team. John O'Reilly, a retired blue-collar worker with balding...
NOTE TO THE CHILDREN by Claudia Geagan
NOTE TO THE CHILDRENby Claudia Geagan
For Reese, for Randall in heaven, for Betsy, Helen, Carol and you too Patti-Cake,
April 21.This is one letter from...
WOLF BENEATH THE WAVES by Sandra Gould Ford
WOLF BENEATH THE WAVESBy Sandra Gould Ford
The brick-red Jeep Wrangler cruised beside the icy river, kicking up great sprays of snow. The driver, Peyton Granville, said, “Guess we...
LIVE A MILE by John Abraham
LIVE A MILEBy John Abraham
"Thank you both for coming today. It was brave deciding to take up with the machine rather than being forced. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hampton,...
DAMAGE by Monica Strina
DAMAGEby Monica Strina
It’s the day of Uncle Jeff’s funeral. In front of the church our relatives move in swarms. They remind me of the beehive that formed inside...
WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR by John McLennon
WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR?By John McLennon
Monika entered Carnal Love, one of Berlin’s basement nightclubs. The men all wore uniforms of the lowest rank, common soldaten on leave, fresh...
Hero Karma by Mariel Yovino
WHAT ARE YOU SAVING IT FOR?By John McLennon
Monika entered Carnal Love, one of Berlin’s basement nightclubs. The men all wore uniforms of the lowest rank, common soldaten on leave, fresh...
