Lonely Lou by Karen Walker
Lonely Lou by Karen Walker Standing in Lou’s smoky, sweltering apartment, Officer Berg fanned his face with his notebook as his partner Munroe tried a new approach. “How are you feeling? Anything going...
Vol 11
What I Did Not Become by Harrison Kim
What I Did Not Become by Harrison Kim I’m talking with Mrs. Everton, the anorexic faced one lunged Grandmother puffing cigs by the wood stove as snow falls outside. She tells me more blizzards...
Communication breakdown by Tim Frank
Communication breakdown by Tim Frank In a city of poverty and destruction, with no government or infrastructure, everywhere submerged by water, full of immigrants unable to communicate, dogs became the one thing men and...
The Affair by NT Franklin
The Affair by NT Franklin Bam! The screen door slammed behind Marie as she carried the groceries in. She flipped her long hair out of her eyes with a practiced dip of the head....
A Period Piece by Patrick Ritter
A Period Piece by Patrick Ritter Byron Morrissey gazed into the thick jungle. He inhaled deeply from a thin cigar, letting the smoke roll out slowly over his thick mustache. Next to him a...
Doomed by K W Taylor
Doomed by K W Taylor Every interview began the same. The opening question wasn’t much different than what you’d hear if you were applying to be a secretary, a surgeon, or a defender of...
Ghost-dog by Gregory E. Lucas
Ghost-dog by Gregory E. Lucas Ellen Stahl’s frantic shouts for Edward — her son and caregiver — were as loud as the wind’s shrieks during a mid-October night on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. ...
Have Ray-Gun, Will Travel by James Rumpel
Have Ray-Gun, Will Travel by James Rumpel The sleek, state of the art, craft hurtled through space, a silver bullet flashing through near infinite darkness. The ship’s owner, Torad Miver, sat in his workshop,...
Autumn’s Veil by Judson Blake
Autumn’s Veil by Judson Blake Ronice was absorbed in her cell when Sheila Tamm arrived dripping from the rain. The secretary was startled and looked up half amazed to see a face instead of...
Bringing the Bodies Home by Christian Riley
Bringing the Bodies Home by Christian Riley The plane has crashed, the copilot is clearly dead, all radios are down, and Otis is stuck in the cockpit. He tries to disengage the forward hatch,...