Making the Leap by John Sheirer
Making the Leap by John Sheirer “Go away,” Wendy Distoff mumbled as the knock on her door arrived just before three a.m., right around the time she seriously considered dropping out of graduate school...
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The Raisin Man by Dann Wonser
The Raisin Man by Dann Wonser I bet you anything my mom is better than yours. You probly don’t believe me, so I’m gonna prove it, and you’re gonna wish your mom was as...
Yours Truly by D.W. Moore
Yours Truly by D.W. Moore It was last April, during the late winter snowstorm, when my sister Agnes called me for the first time in, well, forever. She was frantic, blubbering about a phone...
Bobby Fischer in Valhalla by Gary Ives
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is entirely fictional. While there is use of names of events, people and places commonly known to many, this work of fiction is entirely from the imagination of the author....
The Storm by John Andrew Karr
The Storm by John Andrew Karr More a nebulous mass than a spike, the appearance of a modest electrical field nevertheless raised an alert immediately consumed by C788X1, the paramount governance processor referred to...
Lost and Found by Dawn Aubrey
Lost and Found by Dawn Aubrey A fucked-up childhood is a gift that lasts a lifetime. My parents and their pals taught me the importance of hiding during adult fun time—drunken brawls and groping...
Imposter by Barry Garelick
Imposter by Barry Garelick A few days after arriving in Arlington, Virginia, Mark had a dream about Jesus. Mark was standing in the kitchen of the suite at the Doubletree Inn, where he and...
Blush on the Rose by Bill Tope
Blush on the Rose by Bill Tope Many years ago, when I met this sweet young girl, she was like a breath of fresh air in her buoyant, carefree way. She was that slender,...
Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal
Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal When I was nine, my father was shot dead in front of the dry cleaners he owned. My mom gave me, and my five-year-old sister, Angelica, a...
Bloodstained Quarters by Elwyn VJ Roth
Bloodstained Quarters by Elwyn VJ Roth The door to the warehouse hung open, letting in harsh sunlight; drifting to cover up every shadow in the building and heating up the concrete from its usual...