Ernest LangstonMay 12Spring 2022Sign the PapersBy Ernest Langston / Fiction / The two-lane road curved up and into a pine tree forest. Country-styled houses were sprinkled along the...
Iris HarrisMay 12Spring 2022When the Ohia Lehua BlossomsBy Iris Harris / Fiction / “I know it’s your week with Sam starting tonight, but I don’t think you need to come all the way down to the...
John FriedMay 12Spring 2022The Surgeon's HandsBy John Fried * for bf / Fiction / Louise sat at the bar, working on that day’s crossword, waiting for her date to arrive. He was late....
Ed DavisMay 12Spring 2022ArtemisBy Ed Davis / Fiction / Marla hadn’t been home five minutes before the doorbell rang. Shit. She’d’ve ignored it except she was expecting...
Loren MaysharkMay 12Spring 2022A New Vision of an Old TomorrowBy Loren Mayshark / Fiction / Thom grabs a plastic grocery basket with four wheels, three of them askew, and drags it into the Hemköp...
Devin Santiago DettmanFeb 1Winter 2022When Did It Start to Hurtby Devin Santiago Dettman / Fiction / I lay with my head on the grain of the picnic table. I’m sure it’s cutting shallow lines into my...
Emily Hessney LynchFeb 1Winter 2022The Button Cavernsby Emily Hessney Lynch / Fiction / Kayla usually started and ended each shift with a lemon cookie. She wasn’t sure if Lucy started baking...
Alan TothFeb 1Winter 2022The Kingpin of Red Bluffsby Alan Toth / Fiction / Most people are a little confused when I tell them how I got here. They always want to know why I did it – where...
Ray Berman-SchneiderFeb 1Winter 2022Cobblestone Secrets and Hummingbird Pinsby Ray Berman-Schneider / Fiction / My mother cried the day my grandfather died. This may seem like an appropriate response, but she...
Andrew WingfieldFeb 1Winter 2022The Prophet Rhondaby Andrew Wingfield / Fiction / “The medicine will be there tomorrow,” the woman from the specialty pharmacy assured Oscar on the phone....
Chandler GibbFeb 1Winter 2022Paintingby Chandler Gibb / Fiction / Madi sits tall on her stool with her palette in one hand and brush in the other. In front of both of us are...
Adrianna Sanchez-LopezFeb 1Winter 2022Wooden Castlesby Adrianna Sanchez-Lopez / Fiction / I’m sure you don’t think of me any longer, but today I’m thinking of you. I don’t know what it is...
Chelsey K. ShannonOct 1, 2021Fall 2021The Yellow Suitcaseby Chelsey K. Shannon / Fiction / Coco Bouldin wouldn’t cry about missing her train. Doing that would risk mussing her makeup and so...
Edward BelfarOct 1, 2021Fall 2021The Feeling Circleby Edward Belfar / Fiction / The community session convened at 8:00 each morning in the conference center, a low, rustic-looking,...
Marilyn RamirezSep 1, 2021Fall 2021Zeluma's Preludeby Marilyn Ramirez / Fiction / It’s never easy for a daughter to remember what kind of man her father once was. More specifically, a...
James CallanSep 1, 2021Fall 2021Eyes on the Prizeby James Callan / Fiction / I saw her in a crowd. She? Maybe not. The sex sat right upon the edge, indeterminate. One angle revealed a...
Bruce KameiJul 1, 2021Summer 2021Stars and Chickensby Bruce Kamei / Fiction / “Tell me about Chiyoko.” “In elementary school, there was the perfect Japanese girl. Every day she wore a...
Jordan NishkianJul 1, 2021Summer 2021Wild Daughterby Jordan Nishkian / Fiction / In grief, we keep. By the time Grandma died, her house had become a museum. This morning, when we...
Jeremy S. FordJul 1, 2021Summer 2021This is What We Doby Jeremy S. Ford / Fiction / I remember the first night George Cabal came to Bar D’état because it was the last night I saw Sheridan...
Anna Stolley PerskyJul 1, 2021Summer 2021The Highs and Lows of Stanley Huntsville Higginsby Anna Stolley Persky / Fiction / Let’s face it, we’re all trying to get the best high we can, one way or another. If we’re honest about...
Ona MaraeJul 1, 2021Summer 2021Ponytails and Popsiclesby Ona Marae / Fiction / Dulce sat in the closet, barely inhaling the musty air, flinching as she listened to the screams. It had been...
Jack BenzingerJul 1, 2021Summer 2021The Tallier, the Destituteby Jack Benzinger / Fiction / Afternoon sunlight pierced through the taxi driver’s windshield and blurred his vision, just as it had...
Francis FlavinApr 1, 2021Spring 2021The Stain of Absolutionby Francis Flavin / Fiction / The sun shining through the stain glass windows created a noon day gloaming in the cavernous nave. The...
Christie B. CochrellApr 1, 2021Spring 2021The Persian Warriorby Christie B. Cochrell / Fiction / During the night the fire had crept nearer to their house in the deep canyon north of town. But after...
Feng GooiApr 1, 2021Spring 2021Two Bags of Wanton Noodles, To Go Please!by Feng Gooi / Fiction / Just as she reached out to take the bags of noodles, the woman suddenly stopped and stared at Yi Hong. She was a...
Thomas Penn JohnsonApr 1, 2021Spring 2021Summer's Endby Thomas Penn Johnson / Fiction / Green Mountain blackberries freshly picked in August provide the makings of a pie more highly prized...
Devan BrettkellyJan 1, 2021Winter 2021Legend Trashby Devan Brettkelly / Fiction / Ashley Hubbard lay on her back at the bottom of The Pit, watching other teens on rusty four-wheelers ride...
Alex LawJan 1, 2021Winter 2021The Far Away Placeby Alex Law / Fiction / The boy retreated without turning back towards the maelstrom of sound. His toes gripped the carpet and felt the...
Amanda GanusJan 1, 2021Winter 2021Open Whenby Amanda Ganus / Fiction / Open When I Am Gone My Honey, If you are reading this, I am gone. If I am not gone yet and you have...
Ann CalandroJan 1, 2021Winter 2021Seeing Youby Ann Calandro / Fiction / The phone rang early Monday morning. I didn’t answer. “I’m selling the house,” announced Catherine. “If you...