Category Archives: Fiction

Faith Is A Nanooka by Corie Ralston   Manda sat on the terrace just before dawn and wondered what decision the doctors had made about her. The sun was contemplating making another showing and the sky was that deep blue-gray … Continue reading →

Mimosa by Greg Forshaw “Can I show you something?” she asked him in fluent if flat English, having come out into the primal light of July in Sicily from the gloom below the strangler fig. Surprised, Sean said, “Of course.” … Continue reading →

The Fifer of Moments by James K. Isaac Sol played his fife to distract the crowd, pulled notes of melodious history through their minds, knotted personal moments into the present. He gave the gents a gift of happy memories; meanwhile … Continue reading →

Hatyasin by Rati Mehrotra Friday was the last good day. On Saturday the hunters came and by Tuesday Mira was gone, swallowed in the maw of the crowd fleeing Chandipur. Mira my older sister, the normal one. I look up … Continue reading →

Capricorn by Rich Larson Nyx sold his product in the exercise yard, in a blindspot the rusty autoturrets couldn’t swivel to anymore. Inmates walked in slow circles around the synthetic track and every so often one would stop off for … Continue reading →

Idle Thoughts by John C. Wright, Esq. I’m sorry that I smiled at him when he came in, all dripping from the rain. I know it will make my thought-testimony look bad in court. But when you work the late-night … Continue reading →

The Coin Whisperer by Sarah Craft I met Cassie as I was moving into the tiny apartment across the hall from her. The stack of boxes I carried prevented me from seeing her as she opened her door and stepped … Continue reading →