Written by Michael F. Havelin – The white delivery van screeched to a halt in the circular driveway in front of the big stone house. Gravel shotgunned from under the van’s tires. It was the final stop on his route. Randy, the dry-cleaner’s 28-year old delivery boy, slid the van’s sideContinue Reading
Written by – “What’s Nana doing, Emmie?” “Oh, she’s reading stories to my baby brother trying to get him to go to sleep,” answered the six year old granddaughter. “I’m too big for stories, aren’t I Papa. I get to stay up late don’t I?” “You can stay up a littleContinue Reading
Written by João Cerqueira – Choosing the Sociology course was the best decision of my life. It was only then that I began to understand the complexity of the world, the invisible powers that decided the fate of humanity, and how information and the democratic system itself were being manipulated. ManyContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – I’d never even been close to a dead person before, much less ever seen somebody die. It happened Thanksgiving. That year Thanksgiving came the day after my birthday. To appreciate this story, you have to know my family’s history. At least the family on myContinue Reading
Written by Tom Davis – Uncle Bud didn’t move. The pool of blood around him grew larger with each heart beat. He wore nothing except for a towel covering his feet. Aunt Josie couldn’t do anything but hiccup and cry. Beau, hiding under the sewing machine table, thumped his tail against theContinue Reading
Written by Michael Landolfi – BaBang! Thud! Brrizzppp! It was 3am. The hollow plastic explosion startled us all. Kelly bolted upright, “What the…?” She dug her fingernails into my face. I jumped up with an oath and fists at the ready. Kylie began to wail, “Oh no! Mommy, no, no!Continue Reading
Written by Christopher Van Dyke – “I was gonna scare you but then had to break you up.” Our father said this as if we had missed some big treat. “What were you two fighting about” he questioned as we passed between the shrubs, high stepping through the tall grass.Continue Reading
Written by Christopher Van Dyke – “I think he left us,” I said, hopping from foot to foot. The wind curled around our legs and lifted the hood of my younger brother’s jacket, flapping it about like a flaccid appendage. “Naw,” said Todd without so much as turning my way,Continue Reading
Written by Mickey Hunt – Dad adopted me when I was a pup, and we don’t look alike at all, but no matter. He was single and kind of old for raising a baby, and not the most responsible parent, either—I mean, he was okay until he… but I’ll explainContinue Reading
