Published: Sep 24, 2020
Filling Time
featuring: Robert Smith
Robert was not sure how he should fill the time now that he was retired. Retired? Was that him now? He did not like the sound of that. He began filling his ...
Stories
Published: Sep 23, 2020
Renaming the Shop
featuring: Robert Smith
It had been named Smith Jewelry Company and Robert liked it that way, but he was nearly out of money. The sign being installed read Chicago Jewelry Row and it felt like ...
Published: Sep 22, 2020
Reading the Newspaper
featuring: Robert Smith
He sat on a bench near a busy intersection, across from the park. The sun bathed his skin as he read the newspaper. His pants did not reach his shined black leather ...
Published: Sep 19, 2020
The Barge
featuring: Kean Rippel
They lived in a strange house, covered in vines, made of stone, perched near the edge of a small cliff, overlooking the Mississippi River. When it rained, Kean feared the cliff would ...
Published: Sep 18, 2020
Fifteen Minutes
featuring: Kean Rippel
"Kean, you're pompous." He was brushing his hair while sitting on the couch watching the evening news from January 27. "Why are you watching that? It's old news, what, seven or eight ...
Published: Sep 17, 2020
It's My Name
featuring: Kean Rippel
"It's reh-pell not rip-pull," he said. "A common mistake." "Sorry." She smiled softly. "Happens all the time," he continued. "Actually makes me wonder why no one just asks how you say a ...
Published: Sep 14, 2020
Ageless
featuring: Robin Travis
Robin was nearly forty now, and a line had started to emerge at the corner of her mouth. One that would not go away. She was tired. She was sick of the ...
Published: Sep 13, 2020
Evening on the Balcony
featuring: Robin Travis
Cicadas buzzed, their grinding screech flooding the evening, as the sun went down. The inflammation of sound would fade soon after the light. Robin sat on the balcony, next to a trim ...
Published: Sep 12, 2020
He Played Guitar
featuring: Paul Wallis
He played guitar for himself. The sound was ugly and often off key. But it was for him, him alone, and he did not mind. Paul picked each string, checking them against ...
Published: Sep 10, 2020
The Last Match
featuring: Jeffry Adoms
The piece moved from A2 to A4, a rook, sometimes called a juicer. The dark-stained wood aimed straight at the gloss covered maple king. Jeffry was sweating, wiped his brow with a ...