Lost Pet Found Please Call by D.W. Davis Taylor saw the poster on the telephone pole and knew immediately what had been missing from his…
Category: Stories
Fifteen Seconds by Linda Juliano Leia kicked the knife away from the body before running out of the alley, rounding the corner and barreling into…
If Walls Could Talk by Lisa Post Part 1: Sometimes, You Can’t Get a Foot from Shore The Hired Help You run your hand along…
High Kill Shelter: A short story by Steve Passey Every Saturday morning an autistic girl walks past the shelter wearing noise-cancelling headphones and dark sunglasses.…
LEOPOLD KELLY’S MAGIC BOX by John Turner I knew there was trouble the moment I saw the faded green truck pull up alongside me. My…
“Mama is dead,” Trixie says as if she’s talking about the weather. Liza’s body has been down at the morgue for three days, so I…
Birds squawk an inconsistent rhythm and frosty leaves rustle background vocals in the breeze. It’s the first morning of a week off work and Bernhard…
There’s a cold wind coming in from the North; there’s always a cold wind when Martin comes by. I can feel it in the bones…
Wulfstan followed Margot into the misted atrium. Ferns and leafy plants made a rain forest impression. Hidden speakers pumped out soothing atonal music. A few…
“Life asked Death, ‘Why do people love me, but hate you?’ Death responded, ‘Because you are a beautiful lie, and I am a painful truth.’…
Shaun holds the door for me, but Joey shoves ahead, pulling cigarette and lighter from somewhere. I give him a look, but he lights up…
When I speak to my friends we often joke and reminisce about the imaginary friends we used to have as kids, sometimes we would play…
Tantalizing once described how I felt about blackberries. The wild bushes, heavy with fruit, were a gift of summer. But I’ve lost my taste for…
SHORT STORY: Pressure by Gary Hoffman [appeared first in Books ‘N Pieces Magazine, July 2017 issue] He knew hoping wasn’t going to save him,…
Short Story: The Diner by Peter Ford [First appeared Books ‘N Pieces Magazine, December 2017 issue] Harry Pinder was a chef like no other. He…
SHORT STORY: To Hell with Descartes by Jonathan deBurca Butler [First printed Books ‘N Pieces Magazine, December 2017] “See that girl there?” asked Jedebiah Smallman.…
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