Est. 2008

Est. 2008

Fiction

After We Had Been Married for Seven Years

After we had been married for seven years we fell in love. Although not with each other. And not even with others. We fell...

The Cat Sitter

Claire’s hair made her sad. It fell out in black clumps every morning. After a series of blood tests, she was found to be...

Our Assassin

Dear Mom, It’s been a while since I wrote, I know, but there hasn’t been much to tell. We had a late bit of...

Swimmers

He falls asleep on a beach in the city’s elbow and night blows newspapers over him. In...

Park Rats

On 420 a guy in a pink bathrobe and magenta boxers runs up and down the bleachers at Ridgeland holding a baseball bat over...

Beautiful Morning

Atticus’ future girl was the one in the white sailor hat, the tight, dark clothing, melancholy look about her tenuous jaw, the fragile pink...

This Is Only a Test

Though it was never his intention, drugs had made him a wealthy man. When he was younger, he wanted to...

The Nude

If I'm not paying attention, I'll sometimes cross paths with an old friend. After wishing me a Happy New Year, they always ask,...

The Sky Turned Black

And I wish it would again, but it has been twenty-one days so far and nothing has changed. People have been going about their...

Lie With Me

I woke with a start but lay still, waiting for my quickened breathing to slow, the hairs on my arms to settle. Crisp new...