Fiction

The Coin Collector

by: James Santore A father’s coin hobby, a son’s remembrance of the past, and a connection that slipped by…

Manosphere

“Olivia lives with an albatross around her neck: the fact that she is female…” by: Miriam Hamilton This firm…

Roman Boxing Glove

Roman Boxing Glove

by: Steve Passey It’s Notre Dame vs. the Ku Klux Klan in an all out war… “How many thousands…

Ridge

Ridge

by: Donald Hubbard “Instead of maintaining his crackpot belief that he possessed the power and skill to divine fortunes…

Leon is Going To Die

Leon is Going To Die

by: Roger Gude A glimpse into a somber future, where a man sacrifices all he has for the one he loves……

“Sweat” & “Regret”

“Sweat” & “Regret”

by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by René Magritte.)) Two offerings of penetrative flash-fiction that make the case for possessing greater self-awareness…

Degenerates

Degenerates

by: Tim Grutzmacher ((Header art, entitled “Couple,” is by Cornelius Gurlitt.)) When a pair of misfit barflies convene to drown their…

Drugs & Alcohol

Drugs & Alcohol

by: T.E. Cowell “It’s sad, the way some of us live our lives, struggling just to get by day…

The Trip

The Trip

Words and photograph by: T.E. Cowell Guilt is often a vicious cycle, finding its way into the most joyful…

Purgation

Purgation

by: Thomas Elson The fallacy of change. When a new beginning marks the beginning of the end… Friday, February 19th, 1982….

Shift Work

Shift Work

by: R. E Hengsterman “Apathy left the door wide open for me, and the third floor became my own…

Where’s The Fire?

Where’s The Fire?

by: Tom Snethen A summer spent as a “Sleeper,” living out every boy’s childhood fantasy… Located where the Columbia River…