DELUSION by Ibrahim N. Al-Huraiyes,
DELUSIONby Ibrahim N. Al-Huraiyestranslated from the Arabic by Essam M. Al-Jassim
He threw the pen aside and collapsed on the lumpy chair, resting his aching body. Dazed, he silently stared into the distance. Last Monday,...
JIMINEY bt Lisa Lebduska
JIMINEYby Lisa Lebduska
On a blistering July morning in 1979, Connie and Maria entered the smooth, moneyed chill of The Plaza Hotel, trailing after Connie's father Tom, who crossed its gleaming marble with the long,...
TALK TO ME by Bonita LeFlore
TALK TO MEby Bonita LeFlore
At three months of age, Maria Lopez Ruiz’s eyes turned blue. Not just any ordinary blue, but turquoise, the color of the sea near Porto San Sebastian, where Sophia Lopez...
A GROCER’S LIST by Charlie Turner
A GROCER’S LISTby Charlie Turner
Three dozen eggs. Ollie stands in the middle of the mess with a cigarette behind his ear. Our father, the deli manager, is across the store flirting with some young...
ALTER IAGO by Marcia Eppich-Harris
ALTER IAGOby Marcia Eppich-Harris
“The soul is as important as the sinews,” the orientation speaker had said on my first day of medical school. “Here at St. Hearthguard University, we believe that the best doctors...
SMELL OF LEATHER by Vivek Nath Mishra
SMELL OF LEATHERby Vivek Nath Mishra
After a long day, Subba walked down a narrow alley passing several sleeping, ruminating cows in the middle of the street, perturbing the sleep of stray dogs curled up...
DID I STUTTER? by Alan Berger
DID I STUTTER?By Alan Berger
No one ever in any of Joe’s classrooms starting from kindergarten ever thought that he would ever be P.H.D. material. More like P.H.Duh material.So thought the students, the teachers. And Joe...
NO VACANCY by Nathaniel Zebley
NO VACANCYby Nathaniel Zebley
Rachel stood up, walked over to the smudged window in the small room, and looked out at the parking lot with only a few cars in it. The “No Vacancy” sign...
AN INSTANT OF EVERYTHING by John Riebow
AN INSTANT OF EVERYTHINGby John Riebow
The night air was crisp as he emerged from the heat of the crowded club. It was just after midnight and, thanks to a three quarter moon and a...
TELL A FRIEND by Colin Gallagher
TELL A FRIENDby Colin Gallagher
While walking up Sunset Street in Seattle, Washington, I pass office buildings, parking lots, restaurants and other businesses. I believe I had seen it all, yet to my surprise, I...