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Penmanship Lessons by David Margolin The lessons always began promptly at 3:30 pm, 15 minutes after The…
A Transfer by June Wolfman “I’m scared,” said Mouse, leaning her thin frame against the doorpost of…
An Afternoon at the Ball Game by Ashok Shenolikar My dad wants me to be an Engineer….
The Desert Calls by Ramona Scarborough Cacti and coyotes. Dust devils and tumbleweeds. Rattlesnakes and prairie dogs….
Life As It Is by Dale Patrick Smrekar Americus sat on an old apartment building’s front steps…
The Run Club by Daniel Bird It’s chilly but not cold. The word ‘cold’ is overused, particularly…
Reservoir by Nick Di Carlo Mom’s passing left Pops at loose ends. They got hitched a month…
Trapped in an Elevator with an Enemy by Godfrey Green The elevator doors slowly closed. I was alone, except…
Churlish Acquaintance by Blanche Sunrise “What a pleasant surprise to see you. How long has it been?…
The Freedom Road by Frederick Foote My Aunt Ala said to me as I sat with her,…
Black Gold by Huina Zheng The river stones glistened, each pressed with a few leeches, dark and…
Afraid To Ask by Danyl A. Doyle As a freshman in high school, I was thankful for…
A Place To Call Home by Alora Freeman I used to live in the emerald-streaked highlands, in…
Going Back Home Again! by Rathin Bhattacharjee Normally a daughter is said to be her father’s Little…
Bury Me by Kenneth M. Kapp It was cloudy, a breeze was coming in off the ocean,…
Stable Genius by Dale Patrick Smrekar Saturday afternoon in an emergency room of a local suburban hospital….
What It Was by Russ Bickerstaff I didn’t think that I’ve seen it. But I saw it….
The Minister’s Masterpiece by Meta Marie Griffin Dr. Catherine Walker, professor of sociology at Fairhaven College, prided…
Art Class by June Wolfman Zoey slept fitfully in her six-by-seven room on the second floor, right…
Funeral by Isabel Night Dammit, girl, don’t start! I don’t want to be here, sitting at Biglow…
Plastics Are Us by Frederick Foote My family is amazingly high-tech. We were the first family on…
The Crow’s Caw for Forgiveness by Mike McArthur Atop a hill, an old man sits on the…
Lucy by M. M. Valencia I The highway stretched on endlessly and wore coats of dirt…
The Fever by Porsche Faria Outside, the breeze constantly rolled up the land of the Azores Islands…
EDITOR’S NOTE: J.D. Fratto is the author of recent novella “City Blocks” published by CatOnBall, the book…