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April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 by Doug Hawley

Duke’s call from Janine: “Duke, this must come from out of the blue. I know that we have not been in touch for twenty years since I left town. It … Read more

Animal Kingdom

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 by Javier Gómez

2 PM and the pub has its regular clientele. Unkempt, broken men pine over their drinks in silence and dream of a better yesterday or an impossible tomorrow. I order … Read more

Going for the Win

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 by Dusko Mack

I was going as fast as I dare. Seatbelts holding me tight in my seat, straining against the invisible cornering forces trying their best to eject me sideways. Millimeters above … Read more

Jen

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by Doug Hawley

I was wandering down the mall wondering what I could get for my wife’s birthday. She’s hard to shop for because Sally is very low maintenance. Maybe a cup or … Read more

Transcript of Layla Wilkes, Ashbourne Gazette

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by Guest Writer

The following has been transcribed from the audio recorded on the Dictaphone recovered from Miss Layla Wilkes during her arrest. [click] This is Layla Wilkes, investigating for the Ashborne Gazette. … Read more

Maeve

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 by Raymond Walker

For every good life a penance must be paid, a cost borne, some pay in blood or tears, others with their lives. For me, it was my soul. I had not … Read more

When The Magnolia Blooms

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019 by Guest Writer

He was almost sure they bought the house because of the magnolia tree strategically planted in front of the house. Well, he can’t blame the realtor for the blooms, one … Read more

Silent Screams in the Darkness

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Matthew Adams

Smoke in the darkness. It filled my nose, the acrid taste dry on my tongue. I blinked, once. Twice. Some distant part of my brain, feeling leagues removed from me, … Read more

The Will Party

March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Rachel Fuld

“I want my sister to get the kids,” Natalie said frankly, arms crossed against her large bosom, softly resting upon the round glass table. They were at the will party. … Read more

Licorice

March 29, 2019February 9, 2019 by Doug Hawley

I had been working in the University of the Filipinas anthropology department for several years when I got the break of my career. I was awarded a decent sized grant … Read more

A Turbulence in the Hills

November 22, 2018November 22, 2018 by Guest Writer

The bus lurched close to the edge. I closed my eyes and gulped, once more wishing away the horrible things happening to my stomach. Nausea for me is inevitable on … Read more

Tall Glass of Water

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018 by Guest Writer

A woman’s body is not a thing, claimed, it cannot be. It is more than a concept; it is a situation. A woman’s body is her grasp on the world, … Read more