Short Fiction

Isolation by Jacob Greb (Apr 6, 2020)

Can anyone else say when is the right time for you ...?

An Elephant in the Room by Bernie Pilarski (Apr 6, 2020)

Is it really there? What does it look like, anyway?

Another Ballad for Shifty Toebone by Christian McCulloch (Mar 30, 2020)

They didn't know him like he really was...so how could they be just?

Path to Peace by A. L. F. Fagan (Mar 30, 2020)

A. L. F. Fagan was born and raised in Washington DC and is currently living in suburban Maryland. He has a BA in speech communication. Most of his adult career had been in theater tech. He enjoys reading fantasy, science fiction, and history. His leisure time is spent running, baking, and playing guitar.

Uncle Jake's Odds and Ends Shoppe by Dan Mulhollen (Mar 30, 2020)

Was it the only solution?

The Flame by Jacob Greb (Mar 9, 2020)

A small spark, a single step, a sigh of relief ... sometimes that's the best ...

Under the Plum Tree by Harrison Kim (Mar 9, 2020)

Is it ever too late to turn things around?

Homo Seductus by Paul Lubaczewski (Feb 24, 2020)

When something seems too good to be true, it might not be. Good, that is...

Writing Songs for Lady Gaga by James Rogers (Feb 17, 2020)

James Rogers lives in New York and is a teacher at the United Nations International School. Originally from Ireland, his short fiction has appeared in The First Line, The Galway Review and Close to the Bone.

Swimming At Last by Jacob Greb (Feb 10, 2020)

In the chaos of the universe, love follows who it will, unexpected, only discovered...

Oh, To Be Young Again by Bonnie Carlson (Feb 10, 2020)

Youth, and the promise of years to come...

The Buraq by Mehreen Ahmed (Feb 3, 2020)

Paradox and mystery, future and past -- all unknowable and yet so close...

The Pseudoscience That Will Enable Tom Brady To Play Into His Nineties by Tim Miller (Jan 27, 2020)

Remember kids, he's a pro. Don't try this at home...

Territorial by Peter Barbour (Jan 20, 2020)

Just once, can't we ignore stupid posturing instead of escalating into violence?

Boiling Point by Christian McCulloch (Jan 13, 2020)

They were dark times. There are dark times. There will be dark times, until we can all see the source of light...

The Girl in the Green Dress by Jeff Dosser (Jan 6, 2020)

Jeff Dosser is an ex-police officer and current software developer living in the wilds of central Oklahoma. Besides winning Oklahoma Writer's Federation best new horror of 2018 and 2019 with his novels, "Neverland," and "Shattered," he also received an honorable mention in L.R Hubbard's Writers of the Future contest.

The Problem with Adam by Harrison Kim (Dec 30, 2019)

Hmmm, where did the elephant in the room go?

The Shoppers by Eric Suhem (Dec 23, 2019)

Hot commodities!

Caldwell's Eve by Ralph Bland (Dec 23, 2019)

After closing time on a lonely Christmas Eve...

The Letter by Ronald Paxton (Dec 23, 2019)

Remember to be open to kindness, even when it seems like it's too late...

Little Rubber Feet by Jerry Guarino (Dec 9, 2019)

Too bad they don't make a sound when they go...

Mumbo Jumbo by Tim Frank (Nov 25, 2019)

Ah, the journeys of self-dicovery...

Betty and Dupree by Frederick Foote (Nov 18, 2019)

Nothing like the bluest of blues...

The Old Fisherman by Jerry Guarino (Nov 11, 2019)

The loss is never-ending...

The Eater by Harrison Kim (Nov 11, 2019)

A true friend is one who will give you the last French fry on the plate...

Final Apology by Terry Petersen (Nov 4, 2019)

And when we're offered forgiveness, can we accept it?...

The Hollow Repairman by Christian McCulloch (Nov 4, 2019)

Christian McCulloch is a prolific British writer with a colourful background.

The Dead Shall Walk With Me Tonight by Dan Mulhollen (Oct 28, 2019)

If the secret is taken to the grave, there's only one way to uncover it...

The Street Charity League by Harrison Kim (Oct 21, 2019)

Harrison Kim lives in Victoria, Canada with his editor and wife Sera. He worked 29 years as a teacher at a Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, and has temporarily lived as a homeless person, commuting to work from his hammock on Burnaby Mountain near Vancouver, Canada, back when it was much safer and less common.

The Great Zucchini by Jerry Guarino (Oct 14, 2019)

Such a versatile vegetable...!