A Flash of Lightning in a Summer Cloud* – By Ric Nudell
The spring sun had chinned above the Liminal Street Bridge and was beginning to scrub off the morning chill. Heard, but unseen, a cardinal...
Hsi-wei and The Rule of Avoidance – By Robert Wexelblatt
When he retired from walking through the Empire leaving behind him poems and straw sandals, Hsi-wei had been presented, formally by the governor but...
Emergency – By George Angel
Now I become distracted at the...
I Wouldn’t Rule Out A Wooden Box – By Michael Tyler
And I meet Davison in a burger joint balls-to-the-wall ‘retro’ in a way that is less than impressive. Davison is sitting in a booth...
Giant Step – By Eric Morlock
"Once you finally make that commitment," he says, "there's such a sense of peace. It's incredible."
The fog has lifted, and the early...
The Hunt for Fireflies (Hotaru-Gari) – By Rene Maori
Translation from the Russian by Alex Ben Zion
Tokyo. 1965.
As the years go by I find myself increasingly inclined to disappear into a bustling crowd....
The Night Watcher – By Jonathan B. Ferrini
“Hey fella’s, it’s Mikey checkin’ in.
“Anything to know about before I begin watch?”
“Just a complaint about noisy bullfrogs out at the lake, Mikey.”
“It’s summer...
The Luthiers – By Joe Ducato
Fog settled over the water. At the wharf, men in beach chairs watched. Sometimes they called themselves The Guardians of the Sea. Other times...
A Notary Public – By Jonathan B. Ferrini
My grandmother, Mildred, was an independent woman and an entrepreneur.
As Southern California was growing by leaps and bounds in the fifties, Mildred decided to...
The Cornicello Confession – By Michael Kfoury
Though God watched, I was not disturbed by the empyrean witness. On the contrary, I welcomed such an audience for I had faith that...
