Published: Sep 09, 2020
Passing Corners
featuring: Wilma Illya
She stood on the corner, pressed against the brick building. Her white hair billowing in the breeze, saggy skin and worried eyes showed her age. The look of her face suggested she ...
Stories
Published: Sep 08, 2020
What About the Rain
featuring: Daniel Wilmar
The rain fell. It had been falling for days. The drip off the roof sounded like a shower in progress. The gutters were tilted and the water rushed down the shingles over ...
Published: Sep 04, 2020
First Thing in the Morning
featuring: Jeffry Adoms
Instinctively Jeffry shivered as his eyes opened: it was dark and cold. Lights flickered on and hummed slightly. He pushed off the thermal blankets and dashed to the closet to add a ...
Published: Sep 03, 2020
Happy Unpleasant Birthday
featuring: Daniel Wilmar
I was seventeen at the time, approaching eighteen, wondering if I would feel different, if anything would suddenly change to mark the passage of another year. Up to that point none of ...
Published: Sep 02, 2020
As Her Hands Shook, a Dream
featuring: Robin Travis
Her hands shook as she poured the coffee, steaming, into a cracked mug. A dribble of the dark brown liquid ran down the outside of the carafe onto the counter, looking like ...
Published: Sep 01, 2020
Joan and Avery
featuring: Daniel Wilmar
Joan was a lovely girl just admitted into the ward along with her younger sister. Both had fiery hair and orange complexions peppered with brown freckles. They smiled willingly and approved of ...
Published: Aug 31, 2020
Dragonman
featuring: Paul Wallis
His real name is Paul Wallis, but he prefers to be called Mike because he likes the sound of the name. The kids call him the Dragonman. They follow him down the ...
Published: Aug 30, 2020
Saturdays
featuring: Norman Buddle
Norman walks the bridge each Saturday to visit his sister. Although it's open-air he feels claustrophobic. He imagines being catapulted into the side wires, cutting his skin and forming a bloody, painful ...