Category: literary
I Am Happy by Lindsey Betty I woke up one morning and decided to be happy. My…
State Lines by T.C. Sundberg The first reporter calls the morning after I show Carl what I…
Ten Years after the War by Barry Garelick “I left Cou Falls around the time when ‘Johnny’s…
One of Each by Paul Kimm I’ve moved back home because of my father’s health, and my…
Heil and Wag by Drew Bufalini The Enemy presented himself to Cullen and company after the first…
Red Rush by Julia Vanstory The hot metal stung Audrey’s hand as she slammed the door shut…
Sixth Grade Schmaltz by Bill Tope Fall The 25 newly-minted 6th grade students waited, a little on…
A Man in Half by T R Healy “Easy now, easy,” Surtees cautioned himself after turning…
Capeman by Jacqueline Chou I am the Capeman of Matthews-Palmer Playground. 60 years ago, another Capeman was…
Memorial by Tony Warner CalcuttaNovember 1757 Madam I have the pleasure to inform you of my…
Locked Tight by Hasti Abbasi The door opens with a creak. A nurse walks in, her hair…
Fear of Water by Molly Collins I live in a house. Okay? That’s important. I wake up…
EDITOR’S NOTE: J.D. Fratto is the author of recent novella “City Blocks” published by CatOnBall, the book…
The Fish Story by June Wolfman The summer of 1987 was steamy hot in Queens, New York,…
In the Dark of the Night by Mickayla Jones Grace sits cross legged in the empty space…
Decay by Titoxz In my earliest memories, everything is quiet. Not peaceful, but subdued, as if the…
World and I by Miranda Forster Much of a frog’s life is spent in perfect stillness, resting…
It Eats Itself by Russ Bickerstaff The food eats itself. When no one’s working. When no one‘s…
Cannonball! by Lisa Lahey “The thing is, if they don’t want people using the swimming pool in…
Ugly Confessions by Jake Pursey I don’t remember the exact moment when I realised I was ugly….
Comic Sans by Michael Smith “A sniper takes a pot-shot at a General visiting the front line…
Disco Man by Michael James Tapscott There were other lonely singers with cultural capital to steal from,…
That Girl, Sadie by Bill Tope i “Well, what do you want me to do with her?”…
Winsom by Kelli Dianne Rule Bradenton, Florida, 1997 Hart’s desk shook. “Hey, my coffee!” Hart sprang forward…
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is entirely fictional. While there is use of names of events, people and…