Literature
Nom Bánh Chok
Nom Bánh Chok written by: Gary Syck - The best food comes with a story. The story gives a dish something beyond its ingredients...
Becoming a Couplet
Becoming a Couplet written by: Catherine Arra - My second ten-year marriage was finally dead after an additional ten years of on-again-off...
Dog’s Tale
Dog's Tale written by: Olga Cunha - Eight days had passed since Anton Cheshin’s dog went missing...
The Keeper of Rains
The Keeper of Rains written by: Monika Ajay Kaul - It had been raining for six days straight. But that wasn’t unusual for Cherrapunji...
The Void
The Void written by: Doug Bartlett - Her name was Gypsy. She was a nice country girl, smothered in tattoos...
The Light Behind a Lighthouse
The Light Behind a Lighthouse written by: Patricia Furstenberg - Once, on the raw-ribbed coast where the sea gnaws the cliffs...
When the Shoe Drops
When the Shoe Drops: An Amish Murder Mystery written by: Lot Hildegard - When I was in eleventh grade, everyone was very excited...
Distracted Times
Distracted Times written by: David Milner - The sky was a massive slab of coal. No stars in sight. His little face illumined by the pinch of light...
Russian Thistle Mites
Russian Thistle Mites written by: Lynne Phillips - A high-pitched scream — unlike any sound I’d ever heard before — woke us. “What was that, Dan?” I asked...
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice written by: Cecilia Lovos - Once upon a time, a boy looked outside his window and wondered...
Merciful Rain
Merciful Rain written by: Phyllis Souza - Dementia is her name, and her mind feels foggy. She can't think clearly, trapped inside...
Doing Time
Doing Time written by: Jacqueline Erasin - My lawyer’s face tells me all I need to know; we lost the appeal...
In The Company of Southern Women
In The Company of Southern Women written by: Pamela Ebel - The July sun began to set as a cool breeze blew over the sunbathers sitting poolside...
Doughnuts Had Failed to De-escalate the Situation
Doughnuts Had Failed to De-escalate the Situation written by: Ellie Ness - The Headteacher knew that there were grumbles from the usual suspects...
