Carnival
A short story that takes you inside the mind of a teenager, a young femme fatale who embarks on a night filled with sweets, prizes,…
Fiction
The Monstrous Season
“You’re forgetting the benefits. If you don’t stick out too much, don’t achieve too much, the gods might just forget about you.” A short story rife…
My Brothers and I
A short story about adolescence, where a clever scheme is hatched in order to thwart the will of those who wish to oppress fun… by: T.E….
The Diva
A work of culinary-centric fiction, where pride and self-respect clashes with, and eventually triumphs over, glamour, fortune and fame… by: Alan Swyer1 Seated in a…
The Bad Luck
“Here, there, it doesn’t matter. You need to live in the moment.” A short story that contemplates the authentic cost of severing the ties that…
Big Mama Extorts a Bank Loan
A fantastical work of fiction where a bold, zealous canine commences its quest toward world domination… by: Wendy Stone Big Mama cruised through the sliding…
Mother Possum
In this short story an unwelcome visitor brings to mind a vanished love, and a malicious plot… by: John Sharkey1 A large, grey possum pokes her pointy…
Weight
“My, my, you were starting some mess up in there.” An offering of flash fiction featuring a precocious, socially conscious child who bravely challenges the…
Sister Sophie
“There is love bound up in my decision. Do not fear. All will happen as it is supposed to.” A fetching work of fiction with…
Two Flashes by P.J. Powell
Two offerings of flash fiction, one where revenge is a dish best served with childhood wonder, and another where a cosmic misunderstanding is earnestly pondered……
A Winter Mooring
A reflective offering of fiction where uneasy echoes of the past dance intimately upon the present… by: Steven John “You didn’t tell me you had…
Pack Animals
A short story that explores the complexity of one woman’s independence, of wanting to be free of a man, but wanting to be part of…