Published: Sep 29, 2020
Betting Man
featuring: Michael Talerio
Michael liked to play the stock market. He bought and sold stocks like they were baseball cards, snapping up a hot item and flushing out old news. He consistently lost money, because ...
Stories
Published: Sep 27, 2020
Summer Sprinkler
featuring: Michael Talerio
Every morning he walked the dog, named Buck. This was not his dog but the one from the downstairs neighbor. When the neighbor was away on business, which was frequently, Michael took ...
Published: Sep 26, 2020
Caro-Kann
featuring: Daniel Wilmar
Daniel sat at the board waiting for his opponent. It was the final game of the day and he was playing black. His record would say he was better with the white ...
Published: Sep 25, 2020
Younger Days
featuring: Wilma Illya
When she was younger, she stayed out all hours with Gretchen. They were best of friends for nearly their entire lives because they grew up in a couple of two flats next ...
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 ...
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 ...