ShantyLand
byNamed a Finalist for the 2022 Summer Short Fiction Prize TODAY WE HAVE A VISITING CLASS OF THIRD GRADERS FROM SIMPLE MINDS MONTESSORI ACADEMY. As their Educational Liaison, I lead…
Stories
This Single Length of Rope
byNamed a Finalist for the 2022 Summer Short Fiction Prize MEET THE ROPE. Study with me its twisted construction, follow its long length all the way from London to upstate…
Beep Beep
byNamed a Finalist for the 2022 Summer Short Fiction Prize THE COFFEE MAKER. The microwave. The notification that yet another person, someone you haven’t spoken to in over two years,…
So Far Behind I Thought I Was First
byNamed a Finalist for the 2022 Summer Short Fiction Prize I FIRST MET JJ AFTER HE BECAME, OF ALL THINGS, A NOTABLE FIGURE. He’d taken a job at the gas-station…
An Inkling
byA stranger in her own home, in her own marriage, the Mother must confront the cause of this estrangement, her husband, to protect her only true family, her son. In…
The Orgasm
byHERE HE IS. ANOTHER WEDDING. It’s a nice day for one too. The grass is green. A cool breeze blows. The sun is shining on the church’s stained-glass windows. The…
Don’t Want a Little Piece of Your Heart
byTROUBLE FINDS ME. Always has. I don’t go looking for it. It just finds me. So, it was no shock when my daughter told me she saw two men in…
From the Editor’s Desk
byFIRST, HIS FACE. Attractive as it is, I add some rosy tones and remove the shadows from under his eyes. The blood-filled, emotive, sympathetic face is in right now. Last…
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on a Tuesday in April
byCAN’T WE JUST STAY IN BED? Are you going to fold the laundry for me? Are my work shirts back from the cleaners? How late will you be home after…
A Brief Conversation Between Christina and Her Father
byTHEY WERE HALFWAY HOME ON THEIR SECOND TRIP FROM THE AIRPORT when Mr. Williams made his objection clear: he would not have a child at the age of forty-seven. His…