VICKI LOUISE by Margaret Rowan
VICKI LOUISEby Margaret Rowan
Cresting the dune, I looked out across the sand to the Atlantic, its foaming edge outlining the rocky shore of Phillips Beach. Aside from a...
HEART LIKE A FIELD by Aldo Sesia
HEART LIKE A FIELDby Aldo Sesia
I had not thought of Tatiana in years. That is, not until I saw the billboard above the expressway on that gray and...
THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN ON THE BENCH IN THE PARK
THE STORY OF THE OLD MAN ON THE BENCH IN THE PARKby Harvey James
I've gotta start from the beginning and so I say to him, I’ve gotta explain...
WINTER PEOPLE by Barbara Borst
WINTER PEOPLEBy Barbara Borst
Maria slumped onto the brown plaid sofa in her friend’s combination living room, dining area and kitchen. She was tired. Not from bathing and dressing...
THURSDAY MORNING by Taylor Morrison
THURSDAY MORNINGTaylor Morrison
I knew something wasn't right the moment I walked into Mrs. Knickerbocker's class on Thursday morning. We called her Mrs. N. because of the silent K...
CAUTION: SLIPPERY WHEN WET by Ivanka Fear
CAUTION: SLIPPERY WHEN WETby Ivanka Fear
"It was an accident waiting to happen," Ivy Rose explained to Detective Reed. “There were just way too many people looking for the...
LAVE by Todd Dodson
LAVEBy Todd Dodson
It’s gentle at first. You are five and she sets you in the tub still filling with water. Even on her knees she looms over you,...
A MILLION MARIAS by Gene Goldfarb
A MILLION MARIASby Gene Goldfarb
Jack lived on a busy tongue of land that pointed out on the Atlantic Ocean east to a European continent. His home turf was...
A LIFE IN A DAY by Brighid Moret
A LIFE IN A DAYby Brighid Moret
The screen door swung shut, slamming its frame as it did every day. Eventually they are going to shatter the glass, Margaret thought...
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THE ANNIVERSARY by Renato Barucco
THE ANNIVERSARYRenato Barucco
He lies immobile under the sheets, arms at his sides and legs straight, like a corpse in a coffin but with eyes wide open, staring at...