The Lure

13rettSeptember 19, 2020

The Lure written by: 13rett @13astard   People who have seen my twitter AVI often ask, "So. . . what's with the lure?" Given the story encompasses fa...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Daffodile Hill

Phyllis SouzaSeptember 18, 2020

Daffodile Hill written by: Phyllis Souza   Ernest and Pauline ran off and got married. Two hours later, Ernest turned his 78' Cadillac Seville onto a ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Dance of The Puppets

Harman BurgessSeptember 17, 2020

Dance of The Puppets written by: Harman Burgess   This was Mia’s eighteenth suicide. A simple razor blade across the wrists and for five glorious hours ...

EnglishLiterature6 min read

Pumpkin Seeds

Jim BatesSeptember 15, 2020

Pumpkin Seeds written by: Jim Bates   Dad said that because Grandpa fought in the war we should always cut him some slack. I mentioned this to Grandpa...

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At Rock Bottom

Pete BlackSeptember 14, 2020

At Rock Bottom written by: Pete Black   2:45 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2003 – Blue John Canyon, Utah: Aron Ralston had hiked seven miles into Blue John...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Ooops!

Joanne VanRSeptember 13, 2020

Ooops! written by: Joanne VanR   The news of Harry’s death came as a shock. The sudden heart attack at his age...our age, reminded us of our mortality. ...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Spotlight On Writers – Asad Mian

Asad MianSeptember 12, 2020

Spotlight On Writers Asad Mian @amian74   Where, do you hail from? I was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, where I spent the first 25 ye...

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Mouse

Steve CarrSeptember 10, 2020

Mouse written by: Steve Carr @carrsteven960   First Session: “Please have a seat.” Brenda McCorsky sits on the sofa, crosses her legs, and places...

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Swingers

Doug HawleySeptember 9, 2020

Swingers written by: Doug Hawley @dougiamm   Interviewer’s note – I started to write my Journalism thesis on swingers, but before I got too far into ...

EnglishLiterature16 min read

Tuesdays Habit

David MaynardSeptember 8, 2020

Tuesdays Habit written by: David Maynard   The morning light burned my eyes as I walked out of the door of the homeless shelter "F**k me" I mumbled un...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

A Case Comes To Ricketts

Mark KuglinSeptember 7, 2020

A Case Comes To Ricketts written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction   The Tom Ricketts Detective Agency was borne out of necessity. Prior to its opening, Ri...

EnglishLiterature9 min read

The Crack of Dawn

Sheila HenrySeptember 6, 2020

The Crack of Dawn written by: Sheila Henry   April Sandiford had been having frequent scary dreams lately. But who hasn’t! It seems having bad dreams ...

EnglishLiterature13 min read

Home

Sunil SharmaSeptember 5, 2020

Home written by: Sunil Sharma @drsunilsharma   They often asked Ramesh about the chase and fight. And the slim teenager willingly obliged. "How did ...

EnglishLiterature11 min read

Epitaph For A Father

Mark KodamaSeptember 4, 2020

Epitaph For A Father written by: Mark Kodama   One day, my eight-year-old son Nathan and I were fixing the mail box in our front lawn. It was a h...

EnglishLiterature6 min read