Light the Blue Lantern - Michelle Cristiani
My grandfather was known as a straight shooter - even with me, his only granddaughter. He taught me venison was Santa's reindeer;...
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- May 6, 2021
- 3 min
Burnout - Hannah Fowler
Melody sat under the single lightbulb in her garage, edged between the space heater and the last pumpkin left in the bin at Trader Joes....
- May 5, 2021
- 4 min
LOSS IS A DESERT - S M Van de Kamp
The afternoon was scalding and inhospitable. The man and the woman walked slowly down the sidewalk. They walked in silence, looking...
- May 1, 2021
- 4 min
Feezing to Death - Elaine Mead
Eyes wide as I gaze out of the bus window, the city looks perfect. The streets are an elaborate movie set, come to life, creating...
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Slim Pickings - Pamela R Winnick
Marla parked between the yellow lines and slid out of her Jetta, the April breeze teasing her long blond hair. She wore a leather jacket...
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Parlor Games - Fannie H. Gray
There is pulp in the lemonade. Celeste frowns; she does not like pulp. She places the cold drink on the wicker side table. It has a glass...
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
Dear Lonely Girl - Rebecca Shafi
I see you on the train with the run in your black tights and the blob of soggy Cheerios hanging from the pocket of your over-worn...
- Apr 1, 2021
- 3 min
Alive - Viviane Simōes
You look at yourself in the mirror and you don’t recognize the face you see. You are happy. “Hey, it’s been a while”, you think. And you...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 5 min
Ruckus at the Farm Stand - Christina-Marie Sears
Juan and me are sitting on the curb on CR 253, on account of the bus-stop shelter being full of people. I ball my exhaustion into my fist...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
A Break with Reality - Karen Arbogast
A break with reality was what they said I had when I told them I encountered Jesus on the Sea of Galilee. Earlier that day I had been...
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
In His Backyard - Kathryn Friedberg
The stranger appeared in the doorway drawing on a pipe. Between his fingers on the stem, I see the Dunhill dot, and on one raised pinkie,...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
Ashley - Natalie Higdon
Ashley was the prettiest girl in my first grade class. She had shiny, chestnut blonde hair - a shade bestowed upon her directly by the...
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