Cameron requested homemade pizza for her going-away party. She told me she wanted “thick chewy crusts with a ton of toppings”, and that’s why seventeen…
Tag: Short Story
To See that Look Again by Joe Giordano I sold my car and gave my suits to charity. Olympic Airlines had a stand-by ticket available,…
Rose of the Sea by Kat Devitt I smelled roses on the wind, blown through a sea of memory. I shall come… I shall come……
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…
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…
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…
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.’…