Short Fiction

The Landing by Pete Armetta (Jul 8, 2013)

Our lives flow along like the waters of a river, and where we find ourselves is at least partly due to how we use the current...

Orientation Day by Dan Mulhollen (Jul 1, 2013)

What if you woke up tomorrow and it was seven centuries later, and a lot of problems had been solved? Would you long for the past or...?

What's in a Name by Jerry Guarino (Jun 24, 2013)

Some people just can't get out from under that label...

Trials by Ronald Paxton (Jun 24, 2013)

The pain only lasts a short time in the scheme of things, but that last flash of memory, the one in which you can see how it was all going wrong -- that's the thing that cripples your heart...

Cooking with Chef Jeffrey by Pete McArdle (Jun 17, 2013) mature content

This editor is glad that the Foodie Channels don't have anything "special" on tonight...

Our Father by Michael Price (Jun 17, 2013)

A child is told that Authority comes from Heaven, and that Authority comes from the head of the family. Think about it.

Hard Time Going by Maui Holcomb (Jun 10, 2013)

Maui Holcomb grew up in the Northwest and currently lives and writes in Burbank, California, toiling in the lower echelons of the film industry attempting to make movies sound good.

Troika by Dianne Post (Jun 3, 2013)

So dangerously fast was the troika, they made a law that the horses had to wear bells to warn of their approach ...

The Social Justice Experiment by Jerry Guarino (May 27, 2013)

A project, a paper, an experiment: they have a particular and finite purpose, a beginning and an end. However, people -- and justice -- should be more than that...

Life As An Aesthete by Pete Armetta (May 27, 2013)

To savor each day, to soak in all the beauty that surrounds us, from the minute to the mountainous...is there any higher calling?

The Middle by Pete McArdle (May 20, 2013)

This is where you find the words, the truth, the glory...

Warren Pieces 11: Stage Flight by Jonathan D. Scott (May 13, 2013)

The shadowy recesses of the curtains, the soft sound of steps upon the wooden dais, the splendor of the lights...theater! Nothing like it!

Grandmother by Michael Price (May 6, 2013)

"...adjective: related or joined in spirit..."

Lawn Boy by Marshall J. Pierce (Apr 29, 2013)

Marshall J. Pierce is an author, producer and songwriter living in San Francisco. His writing has appeared in newspapers, online magazines, literary mags, tv commercials, corporate videos, LitQuake, box packaging, his Mom's Facebook page, radio theatre and countless emails.

The Sonoma Murder Mystery by Jerry Guarino (Apr 22, 2013)

There are always clues -- but the mystery surrounding a murder may have only a few of them that are apparent...

Pecorino by Pete Armetta (Apr 15, 2013)

The best flavors are the ones you can taste from your heart out...

Maybelle's Curse 2 by William Schwarz (Apr 15, 2013)

Jeremy has no choice -- he must go to Africa and hunt a certain rhino if he wants to be rid of his affliction...

Maybelle's Curse by William Schwarz (Apr 8, 2013)

Bill Schwarz is a writer, designer, and engineer from Austin, Texas.

Tin Foil Hats by Piker Press Staff (Apr 1, 2013)

Unseen danger floats all around you. Are you prepared? A simple and economical solution is available to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Vampires 101 by Lydia Manx (Apr 1, 2013)

Looking for Mr. Right -- or should we say Mr. Night? Dress your best and accentuate those fangs!

Out of the Closet by Michael Price (Mar 25, 2013)

We all start out in the dark, barely able to look around and see what we've got stored in there...

New Normal by Pete Armetta (Mar 11, 2013)

Living can be hard work even at the best of times, but a time comes when the effort of staying alive makes one long for retirement ...

Born Again by John Paulits (Mar 11, 2013)

It didn't matter that Skip didn't want to believe ... he was a man who had no choice in the event.

This Paradise Called Hell by R. K. Solomon (Mar 4, 2013) mature content

You think you're asleep, but you're not. You think you're dead, but you're not. You think you can escape, but ...

Echo by Ronald Paxton (Feb 25, 2013)

That cold and creepy voice you hear bouncing off the canyon walls? It's yours...

What Love Is by Pete Armetta (Feb 18, 2013)

Yes, that is.

The Health Club Gallery Tour by Michael Price (Feb 11, 2013)

Let's take some time for culture. This way to the Museum of Muscle and Money...

Dramaturge 4 by Mel Trent (Feb 11, 2013) mature content

Love doesn't just show up and suddenly everything is Happily Ever After. There's always one more quest, one more question, one more challenge ... does that mean that in the end, Love isn't worth it?

The Great Bear Provideth by Pete McArdle (Feb 11, 2013)

The Great Bear is all about justice -- but not so much on "learning curves."

When Eurogeddon Comes 3 by Anna Sykora (Feb 4, 2013)

Now was the time when a grandmother's ghost should have whispered that air circulation is important, along with the paper bags ... but who listens to grandmothers any more, whether it's about green tomatoes -- or money?