Cicada Summer by Elizabeth Brown
John was pleased that the woman sat next to him on the commuter train, even though it was the only open seat. She could have stood in the vestibule, he…
The Small Hours
Song of Salvation by Angela J. Latham
Can you see it there, along the bottom of the photograph? The black writing against the man-in-black clothing makes it difficult, but once you spot it, it’s pretty clear. I…
Fallow Ground
Remembering my Uncle Johnny’s Face By Helen Falandes
My Uncle Johnny’s face was badly burned when he was a child; the aunties never stopped talking about it, with hushed voices and tsk- tsking at every family gathering: it…
Fallow Ground
Breaking Up in a Small Town By Helen Falandes
With whom do you talk when you are breaking up in a small town? If you end up back together so much will need to be ignored at the next…
Fallow Ground
Farm Boys Thomas Cannon
farm boys fight to be counter-productive. they wreck stuff a wealth of chores split before and after school but even on busy farms Childhood has free time break the branches…