Grandpa
by: T.E. Cowell “For all he knows he’ll never die. That’s exactly how I felt when I was his age.” A work of fiction that…
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Seclusion
by: Patrick McQueen “What happened next transformed this random moment into a scene I would never forget.” A short story that not only points to the…
Flesh Colored Shell
by: Allison Cripe A story where a shell is far more than just a shell, and a significance of an ordinary object is birthed from…
Skipping Stones
by: Tyler Womack “I’m putting you in the story only so you’ll feel the stakes the way I do. Because here’s the truth: This is…
Dead Again
by Frederick Foote A work of science fiction that imagines a vicious loop of life and death for a soldier, with no end in sight… September…
Hollow Bodies
by: Lucy Gardner1 “I imagine their bodies are hollow like the look in their eyes, lifeless forms drifting through town.” A short story that uncovers…
Kauaian Karma
by: Terry Martin “What difference could my desire to cling to life possibly make to the ocean?” A story that urges one to let go…
Beautiful Morning
by: John S Alty A life come full circle, a love enduring, brought forth in a mere two hundred and thirty-five words… I met her in…
Yale
by: Frederick Foote 1 “He has to find his own way out — has to find his own way in the world. I almost regret I…
The Woman On The Plane
by: Daniel DeMay A terse, but profound, glimpse into one woman’s life and the nightmare it has devolved into… She has long blonde hair and…
Love Song for Amygdala
by: Lara Messersmith-Glavin1 An impactful essay about learning to celebrate the experience of anger and using it to overcome complacency in this political moment… The amygdala…
Family Business
by: Alan Swyer1 A short story where the light at the end of the tunnel is the eventual fraying of the ties that bind… “If…