A work of allegorical fiction following a girl named Glauca as she navigates a world on the brink of the ocean while contending with memory and loss.
By the Strait
Tag: short story
Who Killed Publishing
A literary agent struggles with how to reject a worthy author and wonders how the industry got to the point where this is the norm.
A Getaway from the Everyday
A young couple meet for their commute home on the Staten Island Ferry and discuss if joining the rat race and living an unfulfilling…
Rideshare
A privileged college student is cast into the world of the homeless where he learns valuable life lessons from the “sages” of the streets.
Base Jumpers
This piece is quick, profound and interesting fiction.
Almost Perfect
A happy man struggles to ask for a wish from a Genie.
Zula
A short fairy tale creation for the Choctaw, using the plot elements from the famous Cinderella story.
Stars above Detroit
Togetherness, love, and hope flourish within an abandoned neighborhood.
Two-Face
In this vignette, the teen discovers his courage and overcomes his life-long shame when he plunges off a quarry ledge to save his chief tormentor
Papa Razzi
Papa Razzi takes my photo; he takes so much more than a photo.
Review of The Group of Seven Reimagined
Editor Karen Schauber has put together a fascinating collection of literary stories, all of which were inspired by famous, historic Canadian paintings.
A review of Heather McQuillan’s Where Oceans Meet
Where Oceans Meet is a book of flash fiction stories that read like poetry.
Insert Family
The frustrations of shopping for the perfect family.
Whilst on Vacation.
A story about a young couple on vacation who discover that the world is not as nice as they thought.
The Golden State
Generations collide, minds are open, and stereotypes are vanquished, inside the crossroads of The Golden State.
Promises, Hearts, & Other Breakable Items
“I’ll run errands after the meeting,” Sybil said, as she stood in the kitchen doorway,“ so I’ll see you this afternoon.”
Dark and Damp
A tree grows in a woman’s house and she struggles to get it outside.