Hsi-wei and the Fall of the Sui – By Robert Wexelblatt
The two weeks the Tang minister Fang Xuan-ling stole from his work in the capital to visit the poet/peasant Chen Hsi-wei in Chiangling were...
The Illusion Of Consciousness – By Kim Farleigh
X-rays struck Matthew's tray. A snowy-haired man, with marine-green eyes, attempting impartiality, and glowing like alabaster, asked: "Why Israel?"
A distorted representation of Matthew filled...
Grandeur – By George Angel
I have lost my dignity.
Though my wife mourns it daily, is appalled, I say, "Good riddance!"
I sit hunched over and receive the minutes, let...
The Last Stop – By Richard E Schell
I fight to control my fears, the fears and thoughts that began the day when all things changed the world forever. With many miles...
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...
Money to Burn – By Steve Slavin
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to...
The Maestro and The Prodigy – By Hemendra Killawala
It was that time of the year in Benaras when the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple was fully decorated with marigold flowers. It was the...
Hsi-wei, Song Sidao and Shi Xing – By Robert Wexelblatt
The forgotten poet Song Sidao was the son of a minor landlord in Yanzhou. As the boy showed early promise, his father engaged a...
Jasmine Flowers – By Hemendra Killawala
There he was again, this time watching her from the cigarette shop opposite her house. Anjana had been noticing him for the past few...
Shoreline – By George Angel
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On my way to the twice-monthly appointment at the Commission of Lunacy, my teeth...