Under Pressure
A short story where the acutely relatable goal of wanting to impress your parents unravels in dramatic fashion… by:…
T.E. Cowell
Grandpa
by: T.E. Cowell “For all he knows he’ll never die. That’s exactly how I felt when I was his…
Oysters
by: T.E. Cowell “Jim felt like he was back in his twenties, young and reckless, full of raw emotion….
Limitations
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art, entitled “Road Trip,” by Paul Wright.)) The chance for a new life, of comradeship,…
The Cane
by: T.E. Cowell A work of fiction that revels not in the view from the top, but in the…
The Return
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by Anthony Caruso.)) A work of flash fiction dripping with the thickly ozze of…
Distractions
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art is entitled “Pleasant Distractions” by Michael Lang.)) “He can play the game because he…
Porn & Picasso
by: T.E. Cowell “If she won’t respect my past, then ditto for hers.” When a regrettable fragment of a man’s past…
A Pleasant Surprise
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by Simon Siwak.)) A melancholy view into the life of a man longing for the path…
Best of ATM 2017, Fiction
As 2017 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured…
Cutting Back
by: T.E. Cowell Overcome with frustration, a writer struggles to find a reason to continue the pursuit. Why we…
The Underdog
by: T.E. Cowell “The world is against him, but he types on all the same.” An author questions his…