Short Story

The Mariposa

Maggie Shipstead -

Luis shared an apartment with his brother Hector and three other men, all of whom happened to be named Juan. Everywhere he turned there...

The Nude

Michael LaPointe -

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,...

Claudia

Veronica Gonzalez -

It was 1960 and we hitchhiked through the middle of the United States. We slept wherever we could, on floors mostly, in the backs...

Golfer’s Bog

Joseph G. Peterson -

A natural bog is the designated water trap of the thirteenth hole at British Hills Country Club in Wheeling. It’s a deep, mysterious body...

Alcazar’s House

Andrew Binks -

An extract from a novel-in-progress As Alcazar sat stock-still on the gritty staircase, he thought of all the circumstances that had made him a minor...

Sourdough and Outer Lands

Meg Pokrass -

SOURDOUGH My sister Jane was full of secrets about the art of making world-famous sourdough bread. Pretty in an apron, too. She had seven...

The Other Internet

Pasha Malla -

On the Other Internet there’s no “www.” There’s no such thing as URL’s or menu bars or web searches or any of that. You...

The Song of Sasquatch

Jerome Stueart -

1. Beloved: My lover pursues me through the thicket with an ardent desire of leaves opening to the sun. He leaves no footprint I give him untouched....

The Stockholm Syndrome

Cathy Stonehouse -

One Tuesday, Susan locked the dog in the basement. She thought it was time she did something for herself. She went down twice a...

Plan Ahead

Alice Kuipers -

Getting knocked up wasn’t part of the plan. I told Hamish, the black guy with the baby bird eyes, that I was going to...