An End Fit For Scum by Craig Steven
An End Fit For Scum by Craig Steven With my father and uncles, I carried my brother’s casket to the hearse. On an overcast day in the middle of October, we gathered at the...
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Have a Nice Day by DL Shirey
Have a Nice Day by DL Shirey The cavernous assembly area is far behind me, but I can still hear the pleasant lilt of the repeated message, “Please face forward. Remove your hats. Keep...
She by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.
She by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. She lives in a park under a rock down a tunnel to a series of connected caves. She sleeps undisturbed during the day, snuggled among her two hundred...
Exchange Program by James Rumpel
Exchange Program by James Rumpel Miles Ohman made one final trip through the locker room. It was his tradition to circumnavigate the musty home of the Alcara High Mustangs the night before a game....
The Thief And The Mangler by Derek Cottrell
The Thief And The Mangler by Derek Cottrell Night. A time that promised intrigue and mystery. When the ordinary became extraordinary and when shadows blanketed the ground. It was the time the romantic yearned...
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,...
A Forlorn Hope by Rudolfo San Miguel
A Forlorn Hope by Rudolfo San Miguel Charles Stanton was going to die. He was exhausted and snow blind. Everyone recognized his condition. He traveled to our camps from Fort Sutter through the blizzard...
God Power by James Rumpel
God Power by James Rumpel Mark’s incessant cry continued to get louder. His mother stared at the darkened ceiling in an adjacent room. His father pretended to be asleep next to her. “Greg,” the...
How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr.
How We Met by Frederick K. Foote, Jr. Mathias Cooke “Now, check this out. I don’t mean no disrespect. I say this with love. My baby got some long ass feet. I mean, her...
A Different World by Jon Wesick
A Different World by Jon Wesick Joseph Hart was fourteen when Stubing’s goons killed his father. Even as a teen he knew the police wouldn’t do anything. GenCorp’s massive campaign contributions dwarfed any concern...