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The True Story

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Robert Boucheron 0

A critical view of the popular “nonfiction” essay type, magazines and places where it appears, and the book version known as the long walk.

The Line in the Lake

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Jonathan Ferrini 0

Two strangers find themselves on opposite sides of an invisible line which unexpectedly guides them to a fortuitous future reunion.

The Marionettist

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Salvatore Difalco 0

When playing with dolls gets serious.

Deja Vieux

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Gary Duehr 0

Martin rescues his mother from her fake armed robberies of bars, while facing down his delusions of huge black crows with metallic talons.

Bootsy

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Gregory Smith 0

Bootsy is about a whimsical cat who can predict the future, often with disturbing conclusions. Based on true events.

A Lover’s Vengeance

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Don Louis Robishaw 2

A sequel to ‘The Devil Made us do it,’ published in Literary Heist. This pirate tale takes place about 75 years later.

Sanctuary

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Drew Bufalini 0

CCTV cameras were in Wren’s lapartment, one of hundreds observing the brain injured residents of the Michigan Semi-Independent Living Center.

The Cage

June 20, 2025June 16, 2025Mark Wolters 0

Two men in cages discuss the same conversation they’ve had for years while recognizing nothing will change for them. They are powerless.

Flash Fiction

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Robert Boucheron 0

What is flash fiction? A brief history and guide to current trends.

Mississippi Prisoners Tell Their Stories

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Ryan Brinkhurst 0

A review of Unit 29: Writing from Parchman Prison.

Shade Tree Diplomacy

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Mitchell Toews 2

Life is conflict. While we think we know how we’d act as we watch someone else in a dispute, when it’s us we may not be quite so sure.

The Benefit of a Bad Beginning

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Kim Farleigh 1

A bad start in life gives the good things that finally come a rare preciousness.

Our Matchmaker was an Autonomous Car

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Jonathan Ferrini 0

Unlikely lovers confront technology leading to unexpected consequences within the “City by the Bay.”

Fortuna on Holiday

March 20, 2025June 20, 2025Joe Greco 0

Lana fears the odds are against pulling off one more criminal caper. The brash Tito seductively convinces her that she’s being superstitious.

George Turns Back

December 20, 2024March 20, 2025Mike Scofield 0

George cannot remove his costume after a party. His actions cancel the future.

Too Soon

December 20, 2024March 20, 2025David Larsen 0

A young woman in a small town, has experienced the loss of her boyfriend and is uncertain as to what she has left to live for.

Small Big Picture

December 20, 2024March 20, 2025Kim Farleigh 0

Head of a refugee camp can’t understand a woman who refuses to share a tent with a man who looks like the man who shot her husband.

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