Short Fiction

Alley Ways by Frederick Foote (Oct 27, 2014) mature content

Clothe yourself in darkness...and then don't be surprised what you find in your pockets...

The Cowboy God by Jerry Seeger (Oct 13, 2014)

"...It's the hardship as much as anything else that makes the cowboy who he is..."

You Know It by Pete Armetta (Oct 13, 2014)

Well, yes, but did you really have to say it?

The Write's Tough by Michael Price (Oct 6, 2014)

Your fingers itch to be moving, your brain bulges with mental momentum, and there's that white screen staring you down...

Heart Line by Pete Armetta (Sep 22, 2014)

What if there really is nothing to it?

The Rise and Fall of a Haunted House by Dan Mulhollen (Sep 22, 2014)

When someone looks at the front of your house, who do they see?

Goldilocks: The Inside Story by Terry Petersen (Sep 15, 2014)

Oh, what a girl wouldn't do for something sweet and delicious...

Fortunate Son by Mitchell Waldman (Sep 1, 2014)

Is there any ideology, any border, any conflict worth the price of your child?

That's How Much by Pete Armetta (Aug 25, 2014)

15%? 20%? You know what you need to pull out of that wallet...

Shelf Life by Stanley B. Trice (Aug 25, 2014)

When Papa brings home a Holstein cow, twelve year old Donald finds an escape from growing up through the twice a day chore of milking Shelf Life.

Dragonslayer by Kevin Landis (Aug 18, 2014)

There's nothing like being in the middle of a good jelly donut to inspire Fate to try and thwart you. Lt. Jeff Harris is about to have an unusual day.

Among the Rabbits by Terry Petersen (Aug 18, 2014)

Carson has a horrible secret, but he also has a friend. Because of her he has a chance...

Lesbian Pass by Pete Armetta (Aug 4, 2014)

And sometimes what it's all about isn't what it's all about.

Not the Same by Dan Mulhollen (Aug 4, 2014)

Once they had been afraid, but they fought bravely. Once they had been shut down, but they survived on their wits and their talents. And now...

The Forgotten Boy 5 by Sand Pilarski (Aug 4, 2014)

Conclusion. On a whim, Aser decided to carry off the remains of a boy to take care of his ghost. A simple enough task, but one thing makes it difficult...

Ransom in a Bottle by Michael Price (Jul 28, 2014)

Just me, you, and the elephant in the room...cozy, isn't it?

The Forgotten Boy 4 by Sand Pilarski (Jul 28, 2014)

Part four of five. Targold the ghost is about to see something he never imagined in life...

Dodo the Guardian by Anna Sykora (Jul 21, 2014)

The invasion! Only one being could stop the annihilation of the world...

The Forgotten Boy 3 by Sand Pilarski (Jul 21, 2014)

Part Three of Five. Sometimes a journey goes quicker when there is company -- even if you have to carry him in a sack...

Dressed for Distress by Barry Udoff (Jul 21, 2014)

She could barely walk -- buses are made for those in pain, aren't they?

Black Ribbon by Joe Baldwin (Jul 14, 2014)

Children know nothing of factions or politics. Why must we teach them to take sides, when all we have to do is find food and shelter together?

The Forgotten Boy 2 by Sand Pilarski (Jul 14, 2014)

Part Two of Five. A child, forgotten and alone, yearns for someone to talk with. Does it matter if he's dead?

One Day the Tortoise Will Outrun the Hare by Ndaba Sibanda (Jul 14, 2014)

Apocalyptic prose from a prophet of liberation...

A Worm from Another Galaxy by Laureen Vonnegut (Jul 7, 2014)

Laureen Vonnegut is an American writer living between Romania and Mexico. Her novel, <i>OASIS</i>, was launched in New York by literary press Counterpoint/Perseus Books. Last year her newest novel, <i>TWIN LIES</i>, was published by Skorpion Press and is read in book clubs from Alaska to Romania.

The Forgotten Boy by Sand Pilarski (Jul 7, 2014)

Part One of Five. The traveling shaman Aser finds more at the edge of field than a good night's sleep...

Once Upon A Memory by Terry Petersen (Jul 7, 2014)

Did Great Grandma Tilly lose a valuable ring? Is this young narrator marrying into a genuinely crazy family?

Forgotten Things by Lydia Manx (Jul 7, 2014)

Aunt Cecilia lived longer than the family thought she would, and kept them guessing until the very end...

The Final Card by Terry Petersen (Jun 30, 2014)

One of the stages of grief is anger. Sometimes you don't even know its depth until you've acted upon it...

Top Heavy by David Lignell (Jun 30, 2014)

The bigger they are...

The Best of Taste by Edward Ahern (Jun 23, 2014)

Ahern says of himself: "Returning to writing after having spent most of a lifetime doing other things. Original wife, two children, five grandchildren. Have matriculated through almost all of my earlier vices and sins (if it's other than hard drugs, I've probably attempted it). A pleasantly haphazard life."