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by Jo Lauer “Babe…” Wendy called as she stomped snow from her boots in the foyer before walking ploddingly and stocking-footed down the Italian-tiled hallway toward the kitchen. The strident chirp of a bird was the only response. She stopped short and grinned at the profusion of red rose petals and brightly colored confetti that [...]
by Christine Falcone There is a certain element of forgetting involved in being human. Just to be able to function everyday, we must somehow overlook the fact that, as an example, we’re all going to die. It’s this particular type of amnesia that I pray for every morning when I open my eyes, and [...]
by Benjamin Russack “Just make sure she doesn’t fuck anybody.” Tai worked the teeth of a comb across his fingers. “Alright?” I listened to the uneven tick of the plastic tines. Better than anyone else, I knew why Tai was nervous. Nineteen, fierce, brunette Joyce often took breakfast with no one but herself, at a [...]
by Sharon Walling Lila, at nine was the younger of two sisters. She laughed easily and had a heart bigger than her years. She played piano and sang and did both very well, thank you very much. She was a good student, because school was not only a favorite pastime, it was an escape.But when [...]
“What you need is a vacation.” Sixty-fifth Assistant glanced at his boss through the corner of his eye, sneaking a peek at the boss’s reaction to his suggestion. Noting with no small amount of relief that the boss was still sitting calmly behind his desk, he dared to add, “Perhaps somewhere near Capricus Prime or [...]
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