death
The Arena Lies Quiet
The Arena Lies Quiet written by: Richard Korst - The arena lies quiet now, only the memories of past heroics and fallen heroes remain...
The Lightness of Bones
The Lightness of Bones written by: Pamela Ebel - Sunday morning, 9:00 a.m. in an opulent parlor in the Art Deco...
Fallen Fruit
Fallen Fruit written by: Steven Lemprière - I struggle to imagine your thoughts as you fell to your death...
Going, Going
Going, Going written by: Ann-Sophie - “Thank you for Mr. Button”. I whisper against her skin-covered skull...
The Grave Digger
The Grave Digger written by: Emee Ring - The grave digger knew the graveyard as surely as he knew his own...
Shuttered
Shuttered written by: Lynn Newman - Night shift has its own rhythm. By eleven the ward had settled into the soft machinery...
Love Is Hope
Love is Hope written by: Jim Wingrove love is hope and nothing more the wind that gets...
The Aquarium
The Aquarium written by: Dmitry Berkut - The pet shop on Rua de Costa Cabral opened at ten. They showed up at five to...
War Zone
War Zone written by: Viji Narayan A mother writes the identity number On the hand of her...
The Madness Of It All
The Madness Of It All written by: Courtney Glover Where the salt water’s midnight aura consumes everything...
The Martyr, as Experienced by the Sword
The Martyr, as Experienced by the Sword written by: Matthew Guertin “Oh God! Jesus!” Penetrated deep, the...
No Direction Home
No Direction Home written by: Robin Wrigley Standing at midnight Me, the sentry and all alone Out...
Ammonite
Ammonite written by: Peter Sarkies Sculpted in layers of red and gray, a single, tight, logarithmic coil,...
