My family wants me to throw away my most favorite toy. I don’t want to do that. This toy, that I call Bugs, was given to me when I was adopted. I slept with it the first night and it gave me great comfort being in a new, strange place. We were as “snug as … Continue reading Rufus and Bugs by June Kosier
The Clay Pendant by Leslie Sittner
It is reddish-brown clay, heavy, and maintains the ambient temperature of its surroundings. It is a 2 ¼” by ½” thick flat disk that rises to a point at the top. Its face is rough with incised designs and the azure color glaze accents the depressions. Two ¾” round clay beads each with an azure … Continue reading The Clay Pendant by Leslie Sittner
Clenched Teeth by Christophe Jackals
I remember almost dying in my 1996 Nissan Maxima, several times—drunk driving, trying to find the perfect mix N feel of uppers, downers, and booze in my youth.I had arrivednot knowing how I got there. I remember my heart almost burst in a Toyota Camry, year unknown, from a hit of some great coke.InsteadI just … Continue reading Clenched Teeth by Christophe Jackals
My name is Krypta by Kernan Davis
I live with my grandfather in a small oasis out of sight beyond a hill near the beaten path that people called the Jericho road. Our oasis is small with a nice cool freshwater pond in the middle, surrounded by several (oh I don't know how many because I cannot count them) beautiful, productive date … Continue reading My name is Krypta by Kernan Davis
Honeymoon by Terry Rainey
September 4, 1944, a New York City Sunday, 91 degrees in the muggy dense air of Yankee Stadium. She was dazzled by the war bonds signs, the large scoreboard, and the green expanse of the playing field. Green, a deeper green than any she’d ever seen back in Nova Scotia. An electric green, with a … Continue reading Honeymoon by Terry Rainey
He Saw Me by Judyann Grant
I tried blending in with the crowd of onlookers, mixing in with those who cared and those who didn’t. I tried fitting in with those who came to mourn and those who came to gawk. I tried to walk unseen among those who were hoping for a last-minute reprieve and those eager to witness the … Continue reading He Saw Me by Judyann Grant
Orville – or Kate? by Linda Freedman
I watched as they ate and talked in the small restaurant in Kitty Hawk. There weren’t many people there. Just three couples, and Kate and Wilbur Wright. I’d lusted after Kate Wright ever since our high school days. All through college, even taking a few of the same classes. And then as she became actively … Continue reading Orville – or Kate? by Linda Freedman
Under the Crescent Moon by Lorraine Caramanna
Drums beat under the crescent moon,triumphant above cacophonous clangorin the aftermath of battle cries.Dust, fog, gunsmoke dissipated over the plains,unveiledCuster and his soldiers.Death claimed the hill.As a tangerine sunsetsugared cotton candy clouds pinkthe crescent moon hung waxing in an endless bluesea of tears.Until moonset on the Battle of Little Bighorn,this celestial body,distraught with horrors of … Continue reading Under the Crescent Moon by Lorraine Caramanna
New Year’s Eve by Paul Lamar
“Everybody get down!” In that moment I was not only a participant in the action, but I was also the moviegoer, watching my life unfold with trite dialogue. Occasionally we find ourselves in such unusual, dramatic situations which we are simultaneously in and above. I was in the room when my mother died; once I … Continue reading New Year’s Eve by Paul Lamar
