Short Fiction

And who wouldn't be captivated by her amazing personality and flair?

In pain, keep peeling back the layers ... where was it that it all went so wrong?

Oh, well, we've all experienced something like this, haven't we?

When you try to pinpoint where a relationship went from beautiful to hideous, you keep going back, and back, and back ...

She was a redhead, with entrancing freckles and a fine way with words ... but making speeches is sometimes the least of political skills ...

Rude people who don't want to take the time to talk to people are just asking for it ...

Being Henry is normal to Henry. His co-workers respect him, he does his best, he's never late for work. But one day in particular, his employer doesn't want him there ...

Censorship is not necessarily a bad thing. However, you have to consider who is doing the censoring and whether they are doing it for the common good, or because it gives them power ...

Peter is currently working towards an MFA in Creative Writing, having journeyed across the country to do so. He has work forthcoming in Writers' Bloc.

The end has come, and Plague's destiny is about to overtake him.

Anna Sykora writes for the joy from Hanover, Germany, where she resides with her patient husband and three enormous Norwegian Forest Cats. Editors seem to prefer her humor, horror and animal tales.

Times were rough. This was at least a job, and easy enough to do, even though his co-workers were a bit on the odd side ...

When Paula finally begins to tell the whole story about her friendship with Merle, Rick can hardly bear to hear it ...

Cleaning up the garden can be satisfying to the heart and to the eye ... and sometimes, to the ear as well.

Alex proceeds to try to break his brother's spirit, but won't this maneuver break something in himself, too?

Rick sees in Merle's blog entries a clear danger, but wonders why on earth Paula continues to defend him ...

Wayne Faust has been a full-time music and comedy performer for over 30 years, performing in 38 states, England, Holland, Scotland, and Mexico.

Jack Runner has been given an ultimatum: he must quit his caffeine habit. He hates the idea, but it seems better than giving up the whiskey or the cigarettes ... for a while.

Michael has no respect whatsoever for Alex's spirituality. But although Alex knew that, he didn't understand that for Michael, spirituality was as game for turning a buck as selling the Brooklyn Bridge ...

Sam Gridley's fiction and satire have appeared in numerous magazines in print and online.

The divergence of Alex' and Michael's spirituality is apparent as they try to celebrate their mutual birthday. Is Michael ready to straighten out his life yet, or is he about to drag Alex down?

She was obedient, helpful, dulcet-voiced ... how annoying is that?

Time is running out: evil is on the hunt with blood lust and purpose. The shock of knowing his true nature may slow Plague down a second too long ...

Some may call that beautiful sound the "music of the spheres" and others may call it the "echoes of creation" but Jimbo is about to find out whose voice it really is ...

Another trip with Margot the Troll, but this one is starting differently. Looks like Aser did something unexpected, and not at all appreciated ...

The time had come, there was no way to avoid it...one last visit to his best friend.

The item of the highest value is the unbroken promise of love ...

Clutch your purse and get your sob-tissues handy -- Nigel is about to embark upon a speed-dating expedition.

You can call it love, or loyalty, or supportiveness ... some people would even call it "weakness," but the one thing that you have to admit about it is that it comes out of the depths of the heart ...

The aliens are part of our world now, but will their strangeness ever be integrated fully into our culture?