The Cull
by: R. E Hengsterman “Amongst all the ruin there were rumors of salvation, people searching, desperate, scared and broken….
Fiction
The Underdog
by: T.E. Cowell “The world is against him, but he types on all the same.” An author questions his…
10,000 Monkeys
by: Cameron Kirk A timeless joke, a Schrödinger reference, and a team of overworked primates… “Here it is, sir.” Marvin…
The Night Before Dia De Los Muertos
by: Joseph E. Lerner A dose of microfiction that whisks you away to Mérida, Yucatan, on the eve of…
Grace
by: Frederick Foote An eye-opening short, where the rougher edges of what it means to be human are smoothed…
Desert Stars
by: Cameron Kirk Two disparate lives, that of a pilot and a nomad, intersect under the vast, glimmering skies…
Five Fights
by: Steve Passey It’s not how many fights you’ve endured that defines you, it’s how many you’ve won. One…
Ice Eyes of the Turquoise Passage
by: Rekha Valliappan A window into the mind’s eye of an artist as she crafts, where a blusterous mountain…
The Hotel Room
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by the incomparable James Hart Dyke.)) This week we feature a double dose of…
Happy Anniversary & Long Distance
by: T.E. Cowell Two offerings of fiction that examine the strains put on our relationships by time and space……
Confucius Say
by: Mark Budman An eye-catching short, where the mystical fusion of a chance encounter and a philosopher’s advice, becomes the…
Stanny Couldn’t Make It
by: Jim Snowden A theatrical production’s make believe racism comes face to face with its real-world counterpart, spilling off…