Short Fiction

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 bigger they are...

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

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."

You met this guy at the bus stop, didn't you? I think I met him, too...

"What are the things one damaged man contemplates when it comes to the end of the world?"

James Noguera has published short stories and poems online, such as in The WiFiles, The World of Myth, and The Piker Press. He has an MFA from City College of New York. He lives in the Bronx and isn't scared.

Sometimes you have to leave the past behind. And yet there are other times that what we find in our memories helps us discover again what joy and forgiveness are all about...

Ken Goldman, former Philadelphia teacher of English and Film Studies, is an affiliate member of the Horror Writers Association. His stories have appeared in over 700 independent press publications in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia, with over thirty due for publication in 2014.

Change is inevitable. But at the pinnacle of the perfect summer, changes aren't always what you think they'll be...

Author's note: In Canada, rates of violent crime are relatively low; murders and abductions generate significant media attention and mobilize impressive deployments of law enforcement agencies. However, the lack of inquiry into the disappearance of over 500 First Nations women remains a contentious issue between First Nations people and the Canadian government.

The plan was risky, but something simply had to be done...

When does art turn into just another damn job?

Full of color, a material that can be both strong and beautiful ...

At 39 years of age, Cassandra is tired of the patterns that define her life and ready to break free of the cycle of choosing the wrong man. But why she always ends up with subnormal partners isn't clear until she buys a small farm and begins raising Japanese quails.

There they are, the most hopeless words ever to be heard from your physician. What will this mean for the rest of your life? Who could love, who could stand someone so afflicted?

Same clothes, same haircut...in New York City? You've got to be kidding!

She must have seen some redeeming quality in him, surely...

"Remember that when you post something publicly on the internet, there is a good chance it will never go away. Post responsibly!" --Kit Klienman.

It's never too late to go back to school...

Only the bravest of hearts can offer a gift like this...

"I'll think of you, imagining you everywhere..."

It's always the quiet ones you have to worry about...

Joe Baldwin is a History graduate who writes fiction, poetry and essays on a wide variety of topics. He lives in Southampton in the United Kingdom. He has been published in a number of journals and is currently writing a novel and a poetry collection.

And if you had known them way back when, you'd have fallen for them, too!

Time passes, and well-wishers always try to tell you it's good to move on. But what if you don't know how to move on? What if you're not sure you want to?

You get them when you wake up at 3:45 AM and they just crawl all over you...

Sometimes a man has to take a stand, even when it's a seat.

And who can say where he is, or where he will eventually find himself?

Terry Petersen writes with positive thinking in mind. Her motto: Dive through the muck of real life, but surface with a gem.