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Roadkill

Roadkill

by | Aug 13, 2024 | J, JB Polk, Short Story

Halfmoon Valley (population 1,234) is barely a speck surrounded by snow-capped mountains on the outer edges of Montana’s Kootenai National Forest. Although the summers in Halfmoon Valley are scorchingly hot, people recall winters when spit would freeze in midair...
Eilidh

Eilidh

by | Aug 9, 2024 | J, Jonathan Wilkins, Short Story

August 6th, 1919 Eilidh met MacBeith at the faded railway cafe in the small, rainy town of Larbet, on the main line between Dunblane and Edinburgh. As she entered she saw herself reflected a dozen times in the mirrors around the room. A train whistled through the...
Icicle

Icicle

by | Aug 5, 2024 | J, Jochen Apeldoorn, Short Story

Toronto, Canada Saturday, January 13, 2024 These are the wrong shoes for tracking down Catherine, the man thought. He was looking down at his black calfskin brogues, polished to an unlikely level of shine this morning, but now showing the signs of a snowy day. Better...
Fifty Cent Steak

Fifty Cent Steak

by | Aug 2, 2024 | A, Alan Caldwell, Short Story

I’d never fought a black guy before, just good old boys, roofers, electricians, bricklayers. I did scrap a Mexican on time, or part Mexican. He looked pudgy and soft but he was tougher than a fifty cent steak. He was short and I finally got on top of him and punched...