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A Walk in the Park by Wes Blalock Katie Reynolds rushed out of the Cary Valley National Park ranger station, taking the thick, redwood stairs two at a time, her paramedic bag slung over...

The Plot by James Boyle “I don’t think I can do it.”             Jessica strolled out of the bathroom, dropped her towel, and slid back under the covers. She smelled of hotel soap and...

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...

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...

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...

The Boy with an Earache by Jon Wesick Pain! An ice pick of agony stabbed Kenny Johnson’s ear. He imagined millions of germs attacking his ear drum with microscopic pick axes and packing the...

Oun Srolanh Bong (Girl loves Boy) by Steven W. Palmer 1. Boy meets girl, it’s one of the oldest stories in the world. From casual meetings outside a cave through to spilling her drink...

A Nation of Sheep by Jon Wesick Boom, boom, boom! Boom, boom, boom! The sound of synchronized clapping and foot stomping shook the convention center’s walls. Harsh camera lights cut through the darkness to...

Do Us Part by A. Elizabeth Herting The body floated like a cork on top of the lake, bobbing and dipping along with the current. It was impossible to say how long it’d been...