Lacrimal Desert – By Brett Herrmann
He was dreaming about baseball when a line drive slammed into his jaw. Noah’s eyelids shot open, and his pupils adjusted to the harsh...
The Small-Town Sea – (An excerpt from the novel) By Anees Salim
Kindly join us for the Big Eid feast, Mr Unwin. Please be seated on the fictitious chair I have dragged out for you. Here...
The Picnic Basket – By Jonathan Ferrini
"Items found “hiding in plain sight”, are best “left well enough alone”.
I raced home from work to my wilderness paradise,...
Only Ten Days ? – By Rimli Bhattacharya
“How long have you been unwell?” Dr. Bhave probed.
“I was never gravely sick, I just lost my exuberance. I started getting these low grade...
Stren – By R. Sebastian Bennett
Tomato George drove us up toward the mesa in his vegetable truck. He knew of a pond out behind old...
Hsi-wei and Matchmaking – By Robert Wexelblatt
It was Lady Bao’s third visit to the retired sandal maker and poet, Chen Hsi-wei. The first came after the end of the official...
The Flower Lady – By Jonathan Ferrini
“The Flores Family Flower Shop” was founded by my grandfather at a road side stand and grew to become a fifty-year-old favorite within San...
No Longer As You Are – By Daniel Beer
Behind the livestock barn, Finn washed his hands twice at the washbasin to get the smell of sweat and cow-hide work gloves from his...
Briefest Use – By Hayden Moore
This is an allegorical fiction following a girl named Echo as she tries to navigate a city where words only have meaning in the...
Shoreline – By George Angel
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On my way to the twice-monthly appointment at the Commission of Lunacy, my teeth...
