THE PACKAGE by Christopher Carroll
THE PACKAGEBy Christopher Carroll
On this dark and dreary Tuesday, Tom returned home from his trip. Tom walks up the stairs to his apartment door when he realizes that there is a weird looking package...
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 as she assumed her daily position...
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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 the ceiling. He woke up as...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN DETROIT by Michael Walker
ONCE UPON A TIME IN DETROITby Michael S. Walker She walked through the massive casino, scanning the heads of the people who sat, oblivious, playing slot machines. It was 2:30 pm on a Wednesday, so...
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PINK MOON by Neil McDonald
PINK MOONby Neil McDonald
Junior tried to encourage Leo to join in with the party. He found himself saying things like ‘Ooh, look at that!’ a little too loudly, pointing at garish toys, and all...
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 in her name. She felt it...
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE by Jeannine Cook
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDEby Jeannine A. Cook
She was used to the flinching. The fiddling. The mess. The begging. The crying. The blood. These women with their thick thighs and thin thighs and saggy thighs...
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 perfect spot. And then there was...
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THE THREE QUESTIONS OF LOVE by Jeff Hardin
THE THREE QUESTIONS OF LOVE
By Jeff Hardin
In the days of siren and cyclops, a man with tightened brows hung his head in frustration. He had a dilemma. For the past two years, he had...
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, already getting to work with the...