Irrational Rations by Ashley A. Rich
by Ashley A. Rich I never wanted to eat people; I just wanted to know what they tasted like. Working in a cadaver lab for nearly ten years, I’d wondered. There was no…
Short Stories
The Wingbuilder by Joe Pitkin
by Joe Pitkin “Maybe we can stay here,” the boy says. “Here on this pillar?” I ask. “I think we’ll be ready to climb down by morning.” “No, I mean here. The Sanctuary.”…
Night of the Rats by Luke Tebb
by Luke Tebb Article from The Layton Times entitled ‘Giant Rats Invading Homes in Rider Way’: Rider Way is usually a quiet area where not much happens. In the past few weeks,…
Silken Snares by David McDonald
by David McDonald Paul’s heart hammered in his chest, his mouth dry, as he leant on the fence and watched the wet laundry flap in the wind. At first glance he had been…
Bromley by Patrick Loveland
by Patrick Loveland A low rising hum and crackling of static electricity woke Richard Stuart in his hospital bed. Through bleary eyes he looked around, seeing he was flanked by beeping machines. Pierced…
Sunken Song by Avery Malone
by Avery Malone “Tell me again what kind of cult it was,” he said, eyes scanning ahead, both hands on the wheel. Both hands on the wheel meant he was paying close attention…
Seagulls by Dmitry Kostyukevich
by Dmitry Kostyukevich “Ruslan! Stop feeding them!” Aunt Masha grabbed Ruslan’s thin wrist, and the boy nearly dropped the cookie. He pursed his mouth and looked plaintively at me. I stroked my son’s…
Down by the Water by Cordelia Harrison
by Cordelia Harrison Celia Mulligan was found dead; floating face down in the murky waters of the river Bourton. Her dress originally a sparse white muslin, was stained green with numerous strains of…
One Week Getaway by James Rumpel
by James Rumpel The exceedingly elderly man sat in his hover chair, surrounded by numerous tubes and wires. The primary purpose of the gadgetry was to maintain the decrepit man’s existence, though they…
River Song by Emma Johnson-Rivard
by Emma Johnson-Rivard It starts like this. The dead girl was not buried. She was stuffed into a burlap sack and thrown from a bridge to float two miles downstream before coming to…
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