Tryouts by Brodie Lowe
Tryouts by Brodie Lowe Overgrown hedges of hawthorn lined the rusted fence, interlocking one another, bunched together like rows of men in broad-shouldered jackets looking inquisitively outward on the rest of the world in...
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The Rock and the Redeemer by Mark Joseph Kevlock
The Rock and the Redeemer by Mark Joseph Kevlock Redeemer smiled beneficently. That was all he ever did. The son of a bitch. He was sitting in my office wearing that goddamn robe of...
The Arcade by Cortez Roberts
The Arcade by Cortez Roberts Portland, Oregon. Not really a city that stirs up much controversy. Unless you live there, of course. The height of Portland’s scandals seems to be during the 80s. The...
Crooked Adjustment by John W Dennehy
Crooked Adjustment by John W Dennehy Gunshots rang out downtown around lunchtime. Will stepped from a limestone building, taking a lunchbreak from the insurance claims office, thinking about nothing more than a ham sandwich....
DB’s Place by NT Franklin
DB’s Place by NT Franklin Greg finally had his dream camp in the woods in his adopted state of Oregon. He wasted no time making it his own; the airplane ticky tack was quickly...
Soul Candy by JN Powell
Soul Candy by J.N. Powell Condensation dripped down the side of Anton’s cocktail glass in alternating reflections of chartreuse, teal, and violet. The bar’s ambient lights transitioned among the three shades in a sad...
The Quest Giver by Joe Prosit
The Quest Giver by Joe Prosit “It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.” The kid, and he was just a kid, too young to be called a man, looked funny at the gun resting...
Between Now and Then by Chip Jett
Between Now and Then by Chip Jett Tasha McKentry opened her eyes. She knew this had all happened before. Everything. The ticking clock on the wall; the harsh scrape of a cheap public school...
Louise’s Love Letters by Mark SaFranko
Louise’s Love Letters by Mark SaFranko My brother Vaughan was always the most sociable member of our family. He was the one who made good, solid friends, valued them, stayed in touch, put...
The Accident by N T Franklin
The Accident by NT Franklin The accident changed everything for Randolph. Scott and Randolph were brothers, but as different as night and day. Scott was a head taller and weighed a third more than...
