Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives
Chess in Hanoi by Gary Ives This is about my cousin Gordon who grew up rough. Nobody, including his mother Thelma, knew for certain who his father was, only that he was black. Sadly,...
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No Doubt About It by Tony Billinghurst
No Doubt About It by Tony Billinghurst Real people can’t find me. Even if they search through all the dead end towns in the world and get the right one, they won’t find the...
Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin
Doctor Faircloth, EdD by Steve Slavin Elizabeth was a born self-promoter. By the time she started kindergarten, she had already figured out that the trick to getting ahead was to just tell people what...
The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen
The Fafank by Dillon Eliassen The other eulogists had stood at the lectern away from bisnonna Marie’s casket, but I took my turn standing near her; I wished to speak to bisnonna Marie as...
The Twin That Wasn’t by Zaitouna Kusto
The Twin That Wasn’t by Zaitouna Kusto Reza was the twin that survived and so he was an only child. His sister, who would have been named Rula, died inside their mother. Nevertheless, Reza...
Tilt by Molly Liu
Tilt by Molly Liu The world is tilted when you wake up. Grounds are up and down with bumps and holes, like after an earthquake. Outside the window, the gap between the buildings and...
Another New Beginning by Gary Ives
Another New Beginning by Gary Ives Louis Delfin It would an understatement to say that Louis Delfin was raised under unusual family circumstances. A transvestite father, an alcoholic Southern Belle mother, each hiding secret lives near...
Promotion by Anoop Anthony
Promotion by Anoop Anthony Manu Raj sat slumped in his cramped cubicle watching the CEO’s cabin at the far end of the office floor. Through its glass walls, Manu saw the CEO, Mr. Dixit,...
Curveball by DL Shirey
Curveball by DL Shirey Ravé Eloh was born a bit wider than the other babies. Not fatter, wider. The doctor told his mother that Ravé’s body was made up of two conjoined twins who...