The Closet: A Daughter’s Remembrance

Steven L. RichieOctober 17, 2020

The Closet: A Daughter's Remembrance written by: Steven L. Richie   A week before Dad’s car accident of July 31, 1988, I was having bad dreams about h...

EnglishLiterature11 min read

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...

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RASPBERRIES

Dianne MoritzAugust 24, 2020

RASPBERRIES written by: Dianne Moritz   Before we left for home that Iowa summer, Gramma handed me a green sprig from her raspberry thicket, the taste...

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I’m Sinking

Steven L. RichieAugust 21, 2020

I'm Sinking written by: Steven L. Richie   "Ohhh, Steve," was the expected sound of friends calling from outside. When I was a kid that's how it was d...

EnglishLiterature5 min read

A Railroader’s Wife

A. GoddardAugust 4, 2020

A Railroader's Wife written by: A. Goddard @AGoddardwriter   She flipped her phone, peering at the screen. Nothing. No word from her husband in seven...

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Mr. Universe

Pete BlackJuly 7, 2020

Mr. Universe written by: Pete Black   October 24, 1965 – Graz, Austria He tossed and turned in his military bunk. It was going to be another sleepl...

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Willow Tree

Michal ReibenbachJune 26, 2020

Willow Tree written by: Michal Reibenbach   Anna is playing with Bobby, a neighbor’s son in their garden when her aunt comes scurrying over. “I don’t...

EnglishLiterature7 min read

Charades at St. Margaret’s

GrendadMay 31, 2020

Charades at St. Margaret's written by: Grendad   When Ernest came to live with us here in St Margaret's I thought I should keep an eye on him because th...

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The $80 Champion

Pete BlackMay 15, 2020

The $80 Champion written by: Pete Black   February 1956 – New Holland, Pennsylvania It was a snowy afternoon in the small town – the location of th...

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OMENA

Victor FeinApril 22, 2020

OMENA written by: Vitor Fein   We met while visiting an art store far north in Michigan. We had dropped our son off at a volleyball camp where he...

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Shopping

Michal ReibenbachApril 21, 2020

Shopping written by: Michal Reibenbach   15.03. 2020 - One week into the Pandemic Seeing the parking lot around the entrance of the supermarket is ...

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Interview With Myself

Frank GeigerApril 7, 2020

Interview With Myself written by: Frank Geiger   INTERVIEWER:   Are you ready for this? AUTHOR:            &nbs...

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She and The Beast

Sunita PaulMarch 18, 2020

She and The Beast written by: Sunita Paul   Seema was doing her homework but was not at all attentive at her studies. She was just looking at the cloc...

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Coronavirus

Michal ReibenbachMarch 17, 2020

Coronavirus written by: Michal Reibenbach   We are on our way home from a holiday in Cambodia, the plane is flying among the clouds. As it dips downwa...

EnglishLiterature3 min read