Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith
Big Purple Boxes by Caroline Smith Picture a self-storage company called Big Purple Boxes, situated just off the grey and grimy North Circular Road on the outer edge of Cricklewood in northwest London. It’s...
An eclectic mix of all flavours of genre fiction
Early Justice by Kevin Van Den Berg My name is Ross Ferguson. Today I have volunteered to do something I have not done before, but since I will most likely be doing it more...
Ecotone by Oindrila Ghosal “The Swamp” “Is it going to rain?” I mumbled without looking into the eyes of the otherwise well-meaning tourist in a bright yellow and red shirt sitting next to me...
Autumn, 1980. After leaving Ahanu and Lleyton, Raith did not go directly home but rather visited an elder of a tribe who was an expert in things mythological. He wanted to find out about...
Do Selkies Have Souls?A Christmas Storyby Shawn Reynolds Usually, teenagers, when they are dating, do normal stuff together. They go out for ice cream, play miniature golf, or go to the movies. There is...
Dujuan and the Discovery in Hamrick’s Creek by Bruce Buchanan BLRRING!! 3:05 p.m. Another ninth grade Tuesday in the books. Teenagers flood Shelby High School’s halls. Sneakers squeak against polished tile. I stop by...
I Aint Doin That by Richard Wolfe Peters swings, misses Wong and catches me on the jaw and rings my bell “Ow!” I try to push them apart, but Wong is slippery. Just another...
The Saltness of Time By Randy Attwood “I like these kinds of snows. They cancel things out.” The voice that broke the silence in the cold room had that gravel-grumble smokers get...
Santa Muerte by Evan Conaway Crimson droplets rained down from Miguel’s shoulder as Peter kicked the door of the adobe house open and carried him inside. Peter was frantic, breathing hard but trying...
African Dream by Fikile Dlamini There are two things I remember about that night. The gold stars dotted across the winter sky and your voice permeating the darkness. You sat on the slope of...
After the Breakup by Nicki Youngsma A woman had a breakup and called her best friend to tell her about it and then said, “Let’s get tattoos together,” because she heard once that feeling...
The Last Good Place by Fred DeVecca I wasn’t supposed to be there. No one was supposed to be there. No one was supposed to be anywhere. But I don’t often do what I’m...
Editor’s Note: Allegory, as this one signifies, is commonly experienced but rarely understood. A very unique story of conflict in society caused by no external forces other than what’s inside each one of us....
Leave Only Footprints by Kyle Arivett-White I’d stalked this house for a long time. Hunted it like my prey. Been tempted by similar houses but discarded them. Knew this one was mine. Tonight, I...
Dinner at Margot’s by Nicholas Foldesi “We’re launching a big initiative at the Department of Commerce soon,” Margot announced. “Our agency has been tasked with collecting and auditing market data across the last...
Although it may not, at first blush, seem like a compliment, one is intended when I saw this is a…