by Sean Ruane
It was very warm outside.
There was a man in a smart ‘Johnny Carson’ suit choking to death.
He made not the universal sign of choking, that classic grabbing of […]
A Man Dying
Starbucks
by Brendan O’Brien
Snowflakes swarm like inebriated gnats as I turn up Vleet Street and trudge north. People on this block have refused to remove the accumulating precipitation and with […]
Abuelo Balam’s Last Ride
by Dennis Vickers
Abuelo Balam squats in the front corner of the truck as it bounces over ruts etched into the brown dirt. He grips the rail and leans forward […]
Like Sheep Eggs
by Charlie Geer
Because my presentation concerned the challenges of teaching a second language, what happened shortly before it, at lunch, was only fitting. My host, a professor of linguistics at […]
Where You Rest Your Head
by P.J. Martin
A study table with a laptop just below the window, the vertical blinds are missing teeth, and dusty. The table is older than you, in its drawers are […]
Dancing
by Matt Baker
The Columbine shooting had just happened and I was day nine into the final night together with this girl I was in love with, residing in a Red […]
Counting Crows
by Kat Rosa
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for girls
Four for boys
Five for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a secret
Never to be told
“What does it mean?”
“What? The beginning? Oh, I don’t know. […]
Ice Cream and the Inferno (On the Mystical Tradition in Advertising)
by Michael Ray Laemmle
Have you heard the one about me watching television when an ice cream commercial came on that seemed to apply directly to my life and concerned a […]
The Funny Numbers
by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington
The Circle K convenience store added little to life in the small town by way of its services, but it was where folks gathered to play the […]
Secondary Search
by Josh Maday
Before going in, Bobby stood at the door, took in big cleansing breaths, and then lowered his nose to sample the air. Even though he couldn’t smell anything, […]
