30
Mar
2019
Posted in Fiction

The Trip by David Jenkins

The Tripby David Jenkins My head is throbbing. My breathing is haggard. My eyes won’t stop stinging…

11
Jan
2018
Posted in Fiction

Through a Mirror, Transcendently by Mark Joseph Kevlock

Through a Mirror, Transcendently by Mark Joseph Kevlock The dimensional abyss yawned wide and my other self…

09
Jan
2018
Posted in Editor's Choice Fiction romance

The Laughter of the Clown by Mark SaFranko

The Laughter of the Clown by Mark SaFranko The moment Garrett Bernson pushed through the turnstile and…

09
Jan
2018
Posted in Fiction scifi

The Pupfish of Miracle Spring by J.G. Follansbee

The Pupfish of Miracle Spring by J.G. Follansbee Dr. Maxine Riçon, PhD, wept at the absence of…

27
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Horst’s Hummingbirds by Charles Joseph Albert

Horst’s Hummingbirds by Charles Joseph Albert Horst didn’t become aware of his strange gift he got to…

20
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Again by M. Ricky

Againby M. Ricky I woke up with a heavy weight on my chest and a bad piercing…

20
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Coach by Sharon Frame Gay

Coach by Sharon Frame Gay Journal of Lindsey Stone, 1985 “My name is Lindsey Stone. I’m writing…

20
Dec
2017
Posted in crime Fiction

Pain by Matt Ricky

  Pain by Matt Ricky I woke up to a piercing and throbbing pain in the side…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Saving the Scapegoat by Jenean McBrearty

Saving the Scapegoat by Jenean McBrearty I didn’t mean to intrude on the Federation neighborhood. I blame…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Della by Lily Tierney

Della by Lily Tierney Originally from Texas, Della is working temp jobs in New York City. Her…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Cowboy Karma by Gary Ives

Cowboy Karma by Gary Ives Hamer Hogue had a run of good luck. Finally. The sixty dollars…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Lensnel by Douglas J. Ogurek

Lensnel by Douglas J. Ogurek I amaze myself. A young woman in a lavender dress—an ersatz Myron…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in crime Fiction

Any Other Day by Mark F. Geatches

Any Other Day by Mark F. Geatches It was the last week of my wife Marge’s life….

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

The Grey Smudge by David Sweeney

The Grey Smudge by David Sweeney 1 I’ve learned two things in the last three weeks. I…

19
Dec
2017
Posted in Fiction

Miracle Baby by M E Johnson

Miracle Baby by M. E. Johnson I woke up trying to scream. The dream was so real….

21
Jul
2017
Posted in Fiction

The Last Delivery by Alexander Schuhr

The Last Delivery by Alexander Schuhr The cruel equatorial sun hit the corrugated iron roofs in the…

21
Jul
2017
Posted in Fiction scifi

One for the Road By Patrick Ritter

One for the Road By Patrick Ritter Sonya’s young face was an odd mixture of compassion and…

29
Mar
2017
Posted in Fiction scifi

Slaves to the Grind by Joe Prosit

Slaves to the Grind by Joe Prosit Perfect coffee doesn’t happen by accident. It takes fresh grounds,…

29
Mar
2017
Posted in Fiction

The Friendship by Clive Aaron Gill

The Friendship by Clive Aaron Gill Keith, a balding, bearded man, stood at the front door of…

29
Mar
2017
Posted in Fiction

A Two Piano Town by River Hollins

A Two Piano Town by River Hollins With the new railroad had come painted whores and a…

28
Feb
2017
Posted in Fiction

Keziah’s Knife by River Hollins

Keziah’s Knife by River Hollins April 1876 Canaan, Goshen Territory (American South West). It was past midnight,…

23
Feb
2017
Posted in Fiction

A-hab by Edd B. Jennings

A-hab by Edd B. Jennings The path to my fixed purpose is laid with iron rails whereon…

23
Feb
2017
Posted in Fiction

The Exercise Bike by Steve Slavin

The Exercise Bike by Steve Slavin 1 Remember the mild-mannered reporter rushing into a telephone booth, and…

23
Feb
2017
Posted in Fiction

A Body in the Bay by N. T. Franklin

A Body in the Bay by N. T. Franklin The body floated into Razor Bay, but nobody…

23
Feb
2017
Posted in Fiction

Danielle by NT Franklin

Danielle by NT Franklin Danielle was the girl of my dreams. Class president and head cheerleader, she…