Geoffrey sat inside the ambulance wrapped in a blanket, blandly watching the scene before him. Two other ambulances, two fire trucks and …
Name Your Poisson
Written by Rob Wilcher
“More salmon, Jake!” The American launched a fat arm across the table to grab the only platter of fish, sending a 1980 …
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Precious
Written by Tracie McMahon
No, no, no! I scuttle left, right, back, forward, my antennae twitch frantically searching for the rich dark warmth of the earth. …
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A little basement friendship
Written by Eva Chow
Jerry closed the basement door behind him and listened to the clinking of chains on the other side of the door. He …
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Child of the State
Written by Amanda Hemmings
Hell is other people. – Sartre There’s no denying it: Vanya’s a hero. Brave and fearless, he returned from the …
15 Min Read
The First Snowflake
Written by Paul Nicholls
Ben was puffing from having sprinted down the platform. Thirty years ago he wouldn’t have raised a sweat, but now his legs …
13 Min Read
Wanderlust
Written by Amanda Hemmings
I. I am going to Turkey. Post covid, of course. When – I don’t know. Where – mainly Istanbul. How …
11 Min Read
The Fax of Life
Written by Tracie McMahon
The door whines shut as heaving workman lever the latches shut. Finally, it’s dark. “Are they gone?” A tiny twelve-inch monitor blinks …
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The surface of the Great River was completely still. Leaning over the rail of the royal barge, Lysandra gasped at the beauty …
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Choose Life Part VII – SUBMIT
Written by Tracie McMahon
Unfamiliar strings of sinew are lodged between her teeth and Beth pokes absently at them, eager to dispel the odd sensation, but …
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