Yours Truly by D.W. Moore
Yours Truly by D.W. Moore It was last April, during the late winter snowstorm, when my sister Agnes called me for the first time in, well, forever. She was frantic, blubbering about a phone...
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Bobby Fischer in Valhalla by Gary Ives
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is entirely fictional. While there is use of names of events, people and places commonly known to many, this work of fiction is entirely from the imagination of the author....
The Storm by John Andrew Karr
The Storm by John Andrew Karr More a nebulous mass than a spike, the appearance of a modest electrical field nevertheless raised an alert immediately consumed by C788X1, the paramount governance processor referred to...
Lost and Found by Dawn Aubrey
Lost and Found by Dawn Aubrey A fucked-up childhood is a gift that lasts a lifetime. My parents and their pals taught me the importance of hiding during adult fun time—drunken brawls and groping...
Imposter by Barry Garelick
Imposter by Barry Garelick A few days after arriving in Arlington, Virginia, Mark had a dream about Jesus. Mark was standing in the kitchen of the suite at the Doubletree Inn, where he and...
Blush on the Rose by Bill Tope
Blush on the Rose by Bill Tope Many years ago, when I met this sweet young girl, she was like a breath of fresh air in her buoyant, carefree way. She was that slender,...
Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal
Death in the Oranges by Marc Egnal When I was nine, my father was shot dead in front of the dry cleaners he owned. My mom gave me, and my five-year-old sister, Angelica, a...
Bloodstained Quarters by Elwyn VJ Roth
Bloodstained Quarters by Elwyn VJ Roth The door to the warehouse hung open, letting in harsh sunlight; drifting to cover up every shadow in the building and heating up the concrete from its usual...
Summoned by Kevin Hopson
Summoned by Kevin Hopson A vision woke me from my sleep. It only came to me because the woman in the vision, who happened to be in trouble at that exact moment, had mentioned...
Third Wheel by Olivia Hudak
Third Wheel by Olivia Hudak On this kind of night, at this time of sundown, the streets of the old frontier town were empty. But inside the bar, whiskey was poured, the piano played...
