Category: Stories
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Inured By Stephen D. Rogers
Human beings have the remarkable ability to adapt to just about anything. The ferry to Martha’s Vineyard was mostly empty up here on the rooftop level, the sky gray and the wind sharp, the smell of the open water different than that found on the beaches of Cape Cod. Almost all of the other passengers…
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Ninety Miles, A Million Miles by Gary Cahill
Even in the shadow of war, the friendship of children is the most effective melting pot. At seven years old I was already more of a soldier than they would ever be. A better secret agent. A real stand-up guy, even. Like, Aunt Maeve would start smoking and reaching for a bottle in her handbag,…
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Government Assistance by M. A. B. Lee
Disasters bring out the best in people — but that’s not all they bring. Scam is such an unpleasant word, all phlegmy and in the throat. I prefer to think of my work as art, performance art, if you will. I have been doing it for many years and have developed a level of skill…
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Faster Than A Speeding Bullet by Sally Carpenter
Sometimes, even superheroes need to call 911. Superman lay face down in the alley next to a Dumpster, a circle of dried blood staining his red cape. Detective Harbison gazed down at the body and decided that regular bullets could take down the Man of Steel just as well as kryptonite. “Poor Markie!” The Latina…
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Flames by Robert Guffey
A searing portrait of hatred and regret. As the 19th of April dissolved into the 20th, Samuel crept into an alley permeated by the stench of week-old garbage. Piles of rotting food, broken wine bottles, torn magazines, and a horde of other useless objects had spilled out of a large blue bin standing against a…