“These Are Not My Beautiful Slippers” by Rich Ives Sachem Skipper Butterfly Alberto lives in a cigar tube. He made it himself out of leaves, and he’s sleeping, sheltered from Read more…
“fence“ by Carol Lynne Knight somewhere I have never been,you have gone —the eerie cave of dreamers set free to roam the mind’s nether lands. my test diagramsshow flames leapingfrom Read more…
“Falling in the Direction of Up” by Kurt Luchs Are birds jealous of angelsbecause they can fly in realms beyond the physical?Are angels jealous of birdsbecause they can fly without Read more…
THE LIL’ CLOUD FACTORY by Pablo Piñero Stillmann OK, so they were right: it’s not financially viable. We put an ad in the local paper, but no one has any Read more…
“Hunger Strike” by Ashley Roach-Freiman What kind of violator are you?The world is a ridiculously human place that wounds forever. I want to be hungry ‘til I die. Can you Read more…
“All Parent Email” by J. S. Dewey Subject: Classroom Incident Nov. 30, 4:32 PM Dear parents, I wish I could say I was up at the whiteboard this Read more…
“Wait” by Ron Riekki One of the EMTs talks about a medic walking into his ambulance company to ask for directions. The H.R. person is there, gives him the directions. Read more…
“For K” by Darren Donate The great lone Spanish words, like a Castilian ship come into full view when the air is still. Words in their casual proximityembody life when Read more…
“Tallulah You Are Not Mine” by Carrie Chappell “In my time I’ve scrambled many a commandment, upended many a statue, but I’ve never been a kept woman! You can lay Read more…
Pattern Recognition 2 by Heikki Huotari We might have called it optimal and coming off the injured list we might have felt that we were flying. What if we Read more…