Coffee With Half-And-Half - Bill VanPatten
Rain pummeled the parking lot outside the Country Waffle House on another gray, cheerless day in Fresno. Marsha sat alone in a booth,...
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- Nov 10
- 8 min
Happy Thanksgiving - Sarah Munn
The turkey wasn’t going to roast itself. Marla picked herself up off the floor and walked back to the counter where she’d been chopping...
- Oct 28
- 12 min
The Watched Pot - VA Wiswell
Monday Morning The pot stares at me like Poe’s veiled eye. Tracks me from corner to corner. Its bright blue-green exterior, a peacock...
- Oct 16
- 7 min
You Can’t See Stars In London - Elaine Chennatt
On yet another Saturday with nowhere to be, I wander into the Tate Modern art gallery. I stand for a moment, watching the people in the...
- Sep 30
- 8 min
Gowns for the Angels - Ann Kendall
Two blue lines on a little stick covered in pee – this is where dreams begin. Those blue lines set a parallel course that waffles between...
- Sep 20
- 3 min
One Afternoon in August - Jessica Chun Williams
Death and loss are surprising catalysts for new beginnings Now, it’s late afternoon. I’ve missed breakfast and a walk with my husband and...
- Sep 9
- 12 min
Lana Lang - Rocio Carranza
She had a choice, it was hers alone to make. Yet, the consequences were not hers alone to endure. ~ We laid side-by-side in the center of...
- Aug 16
- 10 min
She - Ana Neu
Note: This short story was inspired by Ana' Neu's original poem, "A big word for a woman," published on Sad Girl Diaries on 8/14/23 Click...
- Jul 13
- 22 min
Summer Marmalade - Ariana Tucker
Most people get butterflies in their stomachs. Mine were always more like wasps. I could feel them buzzing around my gut as I watched my...
- Jun 25
- 1 min
Ariana Tucker: Winner of the Spring 2023 Prose Contest
We are delighted to announce and congratulate Ariana Tucker, the writer behind the captivating short story Summer Marmalade, as the...
- May 16
- 5 min
Full Disclosure - Bara Swain
Dear Melinka, Aunt Jenny suggested sharing a chicken salad sandwich at a café we discovered on 23rd Street after returning three white...
- Apr 29
- 7 min
On Losing Someone Twice - Abigail Thomas
Rain hit the hood of my car in gigantic, pounding swings. I could barely see Sunset through the wet gray. A wash of same color sky and...
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