All The Birthday Wishes – By Eve Dineva
“I can’t. “
“Why not?”
“I just can’t.“
“You don't have an excuse this time.”
“I do.”
“And what kind of made-up story might that be today?”
“I …”
“No, no,...
Workday – By Tim Bemis
Everyone knows a voice is easier to fire than a face. Tuzi was at home waiting for his cable appointment when he received the...
Do Tell – By George Angel
(Note: The below text brings closure to the three pieces in Gossamer Buttresses (Grandeur, Misbehavior, and Anthropophagy) . An introductory text to the series can be...
Pharoni – A Novel by Colin Dodds- (An Excerpt)
(Below is an excerpt from the novel Pharoni by Colin Dodds)
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Accusations of Rocket Sabotage
In which we learn about the mysterious activities and secret crusade...
Unconscious – By Kim Farleigh
White skyscrapers rose behind one end of a two-kilometre-long, curving bay; at the bay's other end, cliff-top, sandstone mosques, shops and minarets overlooked the...
Clarity – By George Angel
(Note: The below piece functions as an introduction to the three pieces in Gossamer Buttresses (Grandeur, Misbehavior, and Anthropophagy). It is in the form ...
The Lizard Incident – By Richard Risemberg
The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Baumgarten, prided themselves on being thought kindly. Though both had led rather wild lives in their youth, theirs had...
Anthropophagy – By George Angel
(Note: This is the third part of Gossamer Buttresses, of which the first two are : Grandeur and Misbehavior, respectively).*
We are all edible. Doubt...
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...
Petite Suite Onirique – By Robert Wexelblatt
Author's Note: This story is a hybrid of musical and narrative form. I began experimenting some years back with the “petite suite” (short, tuneful,...