coming of age
Halloween Pay for Stay
Halloween Pay for Stay written by: David Margolin - For George, Halloween was a double treat. Fall was his favorite season,...
Nineteen
Nineteen written by: Luvya Sharma I blew the candles, the smoke curled like questions I couldn’t answer....
The Orville Ploy
The Orville Ploy written by: Richard Bishop - On a chilly March morning in 1987, two high school seniors squared off in Hillcrest High’s gym...
Where I’m From
Where I’m From written by: Jackie Chou I am from alleys where the stench is erased by...
Tusk
Tusk written by: R.M. Greta - In a small brown house, tucked away between crop fields, sitting right up against...
’76
'76 written by: David Heaton - The first time it happened I was no more than a toddler. I have no memory of the event...
Recluse
Recluse written by: Christopher Johnson - We called him Rail because--well, because he was so skinny...
Devil Wind
Devil Wind written by: Tracy Shawn - Maureen Wilder fingers her puka shell necklace. As the feverish October morning...
The Way He Went
The Way He Went written by: Frank Meintjies - Kenneth looked around the cell. In one corner was a brown bench, a thin plank...
Condoms
Condoms written by: Seán Óg Ó Murchú - They all laughed at me. All the dinner ladies. It started with your one...
Night Games
Night Games written by: Arvilla Fee - The first night I met Charlie, as I came to call him...
Illegal Alien
Illegal Alien written by: Dave Whippman - Looking back, I suppose I ought to feel privileged. I was present...
The Secret Room
The Secret Room written by: Milka Fakhurdin - Murad lights a cigarette, not holding it with his fingers...
The Back Room
The Back Room written by: W. Glewicz - We’re August lazy, slouched on a park bench under a blazing late afternoon...
