by Marlene Adelstein The rental casita that Jesse had found on-line turned out to be perfect. It was furnished, took dogs, and was only a short walk to the old town square. She had put most of her belongings in storage back home in western Mass....
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by Stefanie Spangler “There’s a call for you, dear,” Karen called over the partition that separated Ivy’s desk from the reception area. “Line One.” Who would be calling me directly? Ivy looked down at the...
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by J. Leigh Trigger Warning for: violence, child abuse, slavery, implied murder, and social injustice. Reader discretion is advised. Fog rolled in. It creeped off the lake with a sentient manner, almost as if it were working to suffocate the...
Read moreby Mary Fan A Jane Colt Story “Could you come outta there? I wanna see who I’m talking to.” This was a bad idea. Sneaking out of your room in the dead of night and meeting a stranger in the shadowy depths of a space habitat? Who did that?...
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A Lise Norwood Mystery by Andrew Nance It was late afternoon as I struggled with the huge picture frame, squeezing Nick’s Christmas present into the backseat of my Mini Cooper. I had found a big 18th century map from when Florida was two...
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by Claire Matturro Dayton sipped his vodka martini when he would rather have had a beer and listened to Miriam talk about her recently murdered boss. Saturday night, and he was out with a real lady. So what if Miriam was twice his age. Besides...
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By Freda Hansburg On Saturday, May 21st, the newspaper carried a small story. A self-proclaimed prophet had predicted the Apocalypse would begin today, the faithful transported to heaven. Late that afternoon when she finished her chores and sat...
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by Brett McKay Liberty is a thirteen-year-old teen in my latest novel, Liberty Justice, released by Red Adept Publishing. Liberty takes care of her heroin-addicted mother while battling adolescence and struggling to fit in at a new...
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by Kate Birdsall “They act like this shit is a matter of-of national security, when really it’s just a health-food store! What’s corporate about it?! I mean, give me a break!” Tina stood atop a milk crate, her tattered gray Chuck Taylors...
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by Angela McRae Lynn woke and, realizing what day it was, closed her eyes and pulled the sheet up over her head. Maybe she could sleep a few more minutes and postpone the inevitable. But after tossing and turning for ten minutes, she went ahead...
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by Barbara Conrey It happened like this: Big Mom and Little Mom wanted a beagle puppy. They had decided to buy one from some fancy-schmancy beagle-breeder in Kentucky. And then Big Mom saw a picture of three little beagle puppies at a rescue...
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by Deborah L. King A side story of Glory and JT Chicago 1976 Marcus Jackson picked up the hysterically laughing ten-year-old and gave him a gentle noogie. “Ready to take a break, Shorty?” Marcus asked. “What’s the matter...
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