Time For Preyer

Mike KannerOctober 19, 2019

Time For Preyer written by: Mike Kanner @MDKanner   It was Halloween and already dark. Father Carl had finished preparing his All Saint’s day homily ...

EnglishHalloweenLiterature3 min read

This Moment Between Moments

John BrantinghamOctober 17, 2019

This Moment Between Moments written by: John Brantingham   Ebbie drops Clair off for karate at the strip mall dojo on Thursdays at 3:30 and takes an h...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

Magpie

Suzanne Craig-WhytockOctober 15, 2019

Magpie written by: Suzanne Craig-Whytock @scraigwhytock   When I was four years old, I stole a piece of gum from the store down the street. It was Do...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

His Arms Around Her Tightened

Terry BrewerOctober 14, 2019

His Arms Around Her Tightened written by: Terry Brewer @Stories2121   It isn’t about the money. There isn’t any. I blew through my inheritance within...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

Last Chance Diner

Mark KuglinSeptember 29, 2019

Last Chance Diner written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction   I'm known at the Last Chance Diner as T.A. I have no idea what the initials stand for no...

EnglishLiterature4 min read

A Soldier, Home

Steven M BairdSeptember 26, 2019

A Soldier, Home written by: Steven M Baird @SMBairdOrd   I. He was a quiet man, seated next to her; a soldier, he said, of no sustainable means. T...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

Mamma Told Me

Dianne MoritzSeptember 23, 2019

Mamma Told Me written by: Dianne Moritz   There’re no good men out there, Mamma said, then remembers my dear Daddy who left us for booze and other wom...

EnglishLiterature1 min read

But You Have Read The Book

Matthew PottingerSeptember 17, 2019

But You Have Read The Book written by: Matthew Pottinger @mtpottinger   You come into the bathroom. It’s not your bathroom. Where are you? There’s a k...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

Tigger

Phyllis SouzaSeptember 10, 2019

Tigger written by: Phyllis Souza   Tigger, an alley cat, lapped milk, hunted mice and leaped through open car windows to nap. One day he picked the wr...

EnglishLiterature0 min read

Dummy

Matthew Roy DaveySeptember 4, 2019

Dummy written by: Matthew Roy Davey   They came up behind us on the path and yelled to get out of the way. Rick and I were quick enough but Ellio...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

A Tourist Guide to Banjo, OK

Steven M BairdAugust 29, 2019

A Tourist Guide to Banjo, OK written by: Steven M Baird @SMBairdOrd   In between the breezes of our famous Confederate black oaks, and the fumes comi...

EnglishFeatured PostLiterature4 min read

Tanuki

Stephanie MusarraAugust 22, 2019

Tanuki written by: Stephanie Musarra @dungeonwriter39   “It’s a boy!” the nurse said, as she placed the baby in its mother’s arms. Richard’s eyes...

EnglishLiterature2 min read

The Birds of Prometheus

Amel BashfordAugust 14, 2019

The Birds of Prometheus written by: Amel Bashford   The heat made her angry. Well, she was always angry, but the heat made her furious. She became a ...

EnglishLiterature3 min read

Blazing Hot Road Trip

Mark KuglinAugust 11, 2019

Blazing Hot Road Trip written by: Mark Kuglin @cr8fiction   I had been driving on I-40 on what turned out to be a scorching hot day. The air con...

EnglishLiterature2 min read