Kung by Connor Lee Winters
Kung by Connor Lee Winters Chapter 1 I took the Rainmaker by the throat and raised a fist. “Tell me what I need to know, old man.” Steel spikes slid from my knuckles. He...
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The Woman Who Had Many Names by Muhammad Nasrullah Khan
The Woman Who Had Many Names by Muhammad Nasrullah Khan “Deleir Khan has bought a new mare and a Bengali woman.” This news murmured through the square where villagers gathered to wag their tongues....
Soul Candy by JN Powell
Soul Candy by J.N. Powell Condensation dripped down the side of Anton’s cocktail glass in alternating reflections of chartreuse, teal, and violet. The bar’s ambient lights transitioned among the three shades in a sad...
Della by Lily Tierney
Della by Lily Tierney Originally from Texas, Della is working temp jobs in New York City. Her dream was to become a poet. She is currently working as a receptionist at an ad agency...
A-hab by Edd B. Jennings
A-hab by Edd B. Jennings The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon my soul is grooved to run.—Moby Dick (chapter 37) Damn, she was hot, which was why I...
The Exercise Bike by Steve Slavin
The Exercise Bike by Steve Slavin 1 Remember the mild-mannered reporter rushing into a telephone booth, and emerging seconds later as Superman? Well, no one ever mistook me for Superman, but my friends often...
Kirkland’s Pond Bridge by Colin Pryor
Kirkland’s Pond Bridge by Colin Pryor Kirkland’s Pond sat next to Fenton High School. A former mill-pond turned state park, it served as a recreational area to thousands of boaters, fishermen, and day hikers...
Grease Frightening by Kristy Kassie
Grease Frightening by Kristy Kassie Terriyaki-drizzled pork chops with roasted garlic and chillies, golden-brown potatoes, still-crisp zucchini, red pepper and carrot gleamed through a waft of steam. The meal looked as scrumptious as the...
Bestie Box by Tom W. Miller
Bestie Box by Tom W. Miller Even as she held the phone and listened to Danielle, her best friend, offer words of comfort, Tara could not avert her longing gaze from the photograph of...
A Woman Alone by Lewis Gibb
A Woman Alone by Lewis Gibb The man in the shadowed jewellery shop doorway hoped the crew he sent would be worth the money he had paid. He watched as, across the street, Jessica...