Fractures by Peter Burton
The city’s dreich rainbow of concrete, granite, and cloud looms over me as I sit waiting on a steel bench, it’s cold metal tang absorbed long ago by the heat of my thighs. I’m…
Short Stories
The Dungwich Horror
A Lovecraptian Tale by Josh Schlossberg My head throbbing from last night’s drinking binge, I sat on the john for my late morning elimination. Usually regular enough to set a clock by, I…
The Majestic Ten by Alexander Olson
There was a bottomless pothole in the far corner of the Majestic Ten Cinema parking lot. Bottomless, as in, one time, James, the assistant manager, tossed an ugly yellow dresser into it and we…
Dreams of Metal by Radar DeBoard
Dreams of Metal by Radar DeBoard The blaring alarm shocked Devon from his sleep. He slammed his hand down onto the alarm. Sweat poured down the sides of his face and hands….
Gloria by Donna L Greenwood
Gloria by Donna L Greenwood The odour of the place triggered immediate nausea. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get rid of the smell for hours, despite copious deodorant and showering….
Whispers by Joanna Benitez
Whispers by Joanna Benitez What will you do when you are alone and stumble across us? Will you listen like a good little girl or boy? Will you follow the voice that whispers……
The Unforgivable by Troy Massie
He was anxious—actually, he was flat out terrified—but also obsessively prepared. It was all he’d been thinking about for the past few days. What better way to move on and prosper in life…
The Mongol Kurgan by Mark Mellon
Outside, fresh, pure steppe air helped clear Rumantsev’s head. A platoon doing physical training ran past in their undershirts, identical with their shaven heads. Rumantsev came to attention and saluted as the NCO…
THE FIELD by Dorian J. Sinnott
by Dorian J. Sinnott When I was young, I remember the field across the street. It stretched for what seemed like miles, ending at the foot of a dense forest that lead to…
The Portable Hum by Tom Over
by Tom Over Dad was always a bit of a joker when we were growing up. He’d play the usual sorts of pranks, like hiding around a corner to jump out at you,…
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