Archive for April, 2010:
New Publication Schedule
Hello everyone!
Due to various reasons, we have decided to make a change in our publication schedule: starting May 1st, we will release all pieces in only ONE issue per month. [...]
April 2010, First Issue
The deadline for our spring fiction contest (April 15th) is fast approaching, so we hope that those who have been working on entries are ready to add their final polish [...]
Hide and Seek
A pantoum by Beth Casey.
First Gate (part 3)
“All right, Isabelle, bath time.”
Isabelle’s head didn’t move from its bowed position as the heavy door creaked and swung open. Petrov loomed in front of the freedom that the [...]
Nameless Here Forevermore
The driver of the carriage had vanished. The four passengers inside had been wondering why they’d been stopped for so long. It was late and they had a train to [...]
Falling Rainbows
“Don’t let the rainbows fall on the floor”. Mother was making a salad and Lauren had just spilled pickle juice from the jar onto the floor.
“Mom, why do you always [...]
Spare Change
A poem by Kathryn Stroude.
I Saved the World
The first day I saw the dreamer, she was a distant figure of light, a delicate creature. Yet she was the type of creature with a spine of iron and [...]
Remembrance
A poem by G. R. Stanek.
Playing for the President
A friend of mine, who insisted we refer to him as Dr. Fisher, despite the fact that he wasn’t a doctor of any sorts, had been making regular trips to [...]
Dulcolax
“Ross”, I cooed, “Do you have a snake? I’m having a little problem with my kitchen sink.”
“I’ll have to look for it,” he said, “I’ll be over in about [...]
On Loan
January 6th 2004
I saw the book, its spine a fraction nearer the edge of the shelf than the others. It was just waiting for me to take it, like Boo [...]