Walking the Dog – A Matter of Life and Death
by Derek Alger
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
I can't imagine how they felt -- shock, paralysis, disbelief. It was an ordinary day, a Thursday, nothing special, and then, all changed in a second.
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Dogsitting
by Rachel Howard
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
Julie had a thing for cemeteries. Her father died when she was a girl, in a sudden and god-awful way, which had always explained a lot about her.
The Cleansing of Abu Salam
by Eric Maroney
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
Ben-Zion watch the village, waiting for a wave of the hand, a twitch of his lips, the murmur of an order, some kind of prognostication of coming danger or relative security.
portrait One on One
Mindy Greenstein
interviewed by Derek Alger
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
Mindy Greenstein is the author of the widely-praised book of personal essays, The House On Crash Corner, published and released this month by Greenpoint Press, a division of the not-for-profit New York Writers Resources.
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Greenwood Lake
by Michael Estabrook
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
There Is More Than My Heart To Take
by Jessie B. Rubin
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
John Dillinger at the White Castle
by KS McCoy
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
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The Crunch
by Virgie Townsend
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
Locked in the reversal of time, Marcella cannot create anything new; she cannot scrawl into the desk fresh wounds that shout "make me old, make me old, make me old!"
The Good Night
by Tristen Chang
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
I heard him walking into things. I heard something drop and shatter, I heard running water, and cupboards. I heard him open the door to the bathroom and I heard the hinges of my mom's door, then something soft but heavy hit the floor.
Answers for Are Muffin Tops Collapsible?
by Emily J. Lawrence
Issue No. 168 ~ May, 2011
If you fall in love you’d have a relationship like Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. Arguing at first, then he would gradually become gentle and kiss you just like he were eating sugar cream pie.
