Published: Dec 21, 2020
Townhouses
featuring: Derrick Rodsen
When the factory closed Derrick switched from shift manager to shovel handler. That is to say he went from making sure things got done by a crew of roughly twenty (there had ...
Stories
Published: Dec 18, 2020
Run Down
featuring: Peter Kleun
Peter lay in the street between a bicycle and a parked car, near the front fender. He sat up and leaned against the car; it was a white sedan and his blood ...
Published: Dec 17, 2020
Behind Another Face
featuring: Monica Charles
She slipped the fake face over her own, standing in front of the mirror. Slowly the other person eclipsed her own. At first she felt hidden, flattered, bold, like another person. What ...
Published: Dec 16, 2020
Chess Master
featuring: Chester Zibbal
Chester liked to play the Queen's Gambit, at least lately. e4 e5 c4 He couldn't do anything with it, as he liked open games better. But he needed to expand his understanding ...
Published: Dec 15, 2020
Man on the Train
featuring: Amanda Lambrock
She didn't have any reason to, but she wondered what had happened to the man she had seen on the train. He had winked at her, between puffs of steamy breath. The ...
Published: Dec 14, 2020
Interrogated
featuring: Larce Nutzen
"I was just having a little fun." Larce smiled. "How's that?" "Did anyone get hurt?" "It's a serious offense to tamper with the lottery." "I was not talking about the lottery. I ...
Published: Dec 11, 2020
Imaginary Doors
featuring: Derrick Rodsen
"If some of the votes do not count this time, how can they all count every future election," my father said to my mother. "The doors they are trying to open cannot ...
Published: Dec 10, 2020
In the Station
featuring: Larce Nutzen
"I was in the bar the first time I saw her. Admittedly, I was a couple beers past a pint so I can't be entirely confident in my memories," Larce said. "When ...
Published: Dec 09, 2020
Strange Draw
featuring: Joanie Timpten
The moron Joanie was seducing to carry out her plan left in the testing numbers. He was supposed to be an expert programmer, with years and years of experience. And this kind ...
Published: Dec 08, 2020
Cold in the Park
featuring: Yerl Gleason
The winter sun was deceiving: bright but there was little heat. Yerl wore sunglasses that felt like not enough and watched the steam from each exhale. The park was quiet, only a ...