On the Spon-Com Circuit
by Mike Sauve
Issue No. 181 ~ June, 2012
Struck down by subatomic particles in subatomic nuclear explosions leading to: yes, internal fireball. This the fate of Aunt Claire, who once yelled at me for pulling her dog’s tail.
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Milkshake And Fries
by Bobbi Lurie
Issue No. 180 ~ May, 2012
Dementia got up and started wandering, tasting food from the plates of strangers.
Birdie
by Margaret Eaton
Issue No. 179 ~ April, 2012
The back roads echoed inside her stripped bare minivan: no carpet, no rubber, no foam; loud and tinny, fume free, safe for Birdie.
Spinning at the Asylum, Worcester, Mass., 1949
by Kirby Wright
Issue No. 178 ~ March, 2012
Doc decides I need more blood to the brain.
The Sound of Carcasses Dropping
by Cory Latarski
Issue No. 177 ~ February, 2012
Harry threw a nearly bare hind leg in the trash. Stan threw a leg in as well.
Mental Health
by Peter Clarke
Issue No. 177 ~ February, 2012
One day an eighteen-year-old girl slept in past noon.
New Mexico
by Kyle Loera
Issue No. 176 ~ January, 2012
He does this easy. Calm. He takes a minute to let the jitters pass. Crosses his arms. Stands up straight. Slow, deep breaths.
Middling
by Thomas Andes
Issue No. 175 ~ December, 2011
“Who’s ready for dessert?” she calls as she barges through the saloon doors with five glasses on a tray, oblivious to the scarlet flush that tips her daughter’s ears.
General’s Burial
by Aaron Voyles
Issue No. 173 ~ October, 2011
The town pleaded with the Lord, but the sand began to take their towers. One story at a time, the towers sank into the ground. No one knew why.
Confirmation
by Jules Riley
Issue No. 172 ~ September, 2011
Across the boulevard there were still old buildings. An elderly woman appeared and threw a bucket of steaming water at the pavement. He crossed the boulevard and realized she was scrubbing excrement.