Fiction

War’s End

Andrew Joseph Kane

Near the end of the war, the general had to be strapped to his mount

Don’t Breathe. Now Breathe

Nancy Connors

I’m a radiology tech in the breast center. I do mammograms, maybe fifteen a day.

No Baseball

Matt Whelihan

There’s no baseball. No games, no innings, no at bats.

Talking To Strangers

Dan Morey

Caroline pulled up outside Wicker World at the Plaza America. Her front tire rolled over the curb and her son Ricky rose up beside her.

Seeing the Light

Andrea Marcusa

I have a light that hangs on the wall. It’s a bare bulb except for the metal thing on top that looks like a halo.

The Monster under Building A

Anne Louise Pepper

Mrs. Williams, this essay is supposed to be about our Thanksgiving holiday plans but to be honest, my holiday plans suck

Order For Friendship

Yash Seyedbagheri

Nick orders things to see his name on packages. Movies and books, T-shirts. CDs, Tchaikovsky and Debussy, in particular

The Heavy One

Chika Onyenezi

You must have heard about him and if you haven’t heard, then listen carefully

Saint of the Day

Rosemary Harp

At age ten, Gertrude received a marriage proposal from a duke, but stamped her foot, cursed him with a terrifying oath

Things Stay with You

Ann Gelder

I had tried all the usual methods for making friends. I rode the bus. I made non-imploring eye contact over the cubicles at work

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