A SHORT STORY BY NARINDA HENG: “He wasn’t an unhappy man. His lips were often pressed together in what might be perceived as a snobbish sneer, but they were actually capable of smiling.”
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A SHORT STORY BY DEB R. LEWIS: “The only time his life-spark shone was when he bladed onto the ice, stick in hand.”
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FICTION BY THOMAS MUNDT: “On my sixth birthday, my friends and I played Freeze Tag at dusk and I ran into a clothesline. My head snapped back and I landed flat on my back, knocking the wind out of me. Worse, the dry rope left a nasty burn across my eyelids. It hurt like hell and when my lungs returned I howled for my dad to come scrape me off the lawn. “
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A SHORT STORY BY PAUL M. DAVIS: Signs of life and sociopathic behavior on the surface of Mars
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A SHORT STORY BY MATT WOOD: “He bumped into my shoulder as he turned to sit back down. ‘Whatever, man, you’re not a real teacher.’”
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08 Jan 2010, Posted by Brigid J. Barry in fiction, story, 0 Comments
A SHORT STORY BY BRIGID J. BARRY: “I kept walking, following the kites with my eyes instead of watching where I was going. I began to be worried that their strings would get tangled up, since they were so close together.”
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04 Jan 2010, Posted by Megan Stielstra in essay, story, 0 Comments
A SHORT STORY BY MEGAN STIELSTRA: My first fake ID was from a five-foot, thirty-five-year-old Puerto Rican woman named Rosario and, surprisingly enough, it worked—so long as I ducked down nine inches, wore a wig and put on my I am not eighteen face.
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