Out of the Gloom by Bill Tope

When Annie is plunged into grief after the death of her cat, her colleagues and friends are unsympathetic.

Following a breakfast hardly worthy of the name, Annie sat with her cup of coffee on the porch, swinging listlessly as she watched huge, sculpted flakes of snow blow across her front yard. The wind sang through the black, denuded boughs of her hickory trees. Although the outdoor thermometer s…

Past Poetry by Zary Fekete

Janos picks up his friend's aunt and remembers her love of Hungarian poet Petofi.

A text message arrived one morning from my friend. His aunt was arriving from the countryside that morning for her annual physical. She was planning to stay at the apartment of her two oldest friends, two spinster sisters, but the friends were out, just then, at a cherry-picking festival. Would I be so kind to co…

Reflection by James W. Miller

Brandon wishes he could grow up faster, and thanks to his bedroom mirror, he does.

The boy stood in front of his tall, slim, wall-mounted bedroom mirror, grinning like he would for a picture. The jittery adrenaline of childhood wouldn't let him linger there long. He stood on his tiptoes, tall as he might be next year, stretching towards eagerly anticipated growth. In his peacocking, he slipped…

Kiss Me on a Hill by John Onah Otroyin

A young Nigerian man cultivates a relationship with a foreign sugar daddy in the hope of making money, but fate has different plans.

You met him in 2012 from a 'good-for-nothing' Facebook group. His first message was 'a pic of your dick.' You rolled your eyes in disgust, but played your part, asking him for some dollars. He gave excuses, and you pushed him to a corner but didn'…

How It Ended by Douglas Baker

Anders is struggling to connect with his wife and daughters, and is about to face a reckoning.

This is how it ended. In late March, Anders took his wife and daughters to Lake Erie, on the New York side. It was supposed to be a quiet week when he and Cynthia could visit a few wineries and take Lily and Harper to dinner. He'd imagined it as a sort of reset for everyone, especially him. He'd …
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