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A Ringside Seat

A Ringside Seat

by | Oct 15, 2020 | L, Lance Mason, Short Story

If Coach Swenson thought his Monday morning sermon set us straight, like somebody died and made him God, nobody bothered to tell him he didn’t know squat. No use with small-time emperors who think they can tell the peasants how it’s going to be. Swenson...
The Hero

The Hero

by | Oct 12, 2020 | J, Jim Woessner, Short Story

“My memory goes in and out. When it was over, I found myself sitting downstairs in the dark in my undershorts. Sounds crazy, I know. Sitting there holding my son’s archery bow, a toy really, and… uh… waiting for the police. That part… about me...
Do Unto Others

Do Unto Others

by | Oct 8, 2020 | J, Judith Present, Short Story

Lord I hope this day is good, I’m feeling empty and misunderstood, I should be thankful Lord I know I should, But Lord I hope this day is good. Lord have you forgotten me, I’ve been praying to you faithfully, I’m not saying I’m a Righteous man, But Lord I hope you...
Longcroft on Lockdown

Longcroft on Lockdown

by | Oct 4, 2020 | D, Darren Sant, Short Story

The Longcroft Housing Estate, Yorkshire, England. These were scary times. A global pandemic has changed the world as we know it albeit temporarily. As the world held its collective breath unprecedented events were unfolding on the Longcroft estate. 1. Briefing North...
The Statues

The Statues

by | Oct 4, 2020 | Ana Teresa Pereira, Short Story

They had always slept together. In hotel rooms, in cabins near the ocean, in trains that traversed endless nights. Even at the time when he didn’t really know where his body ended and hers began, where his body ended and the world began. +++++He fell asleep with the...