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Raging Rails and Campfire Tales

December 20, 2024March 20, 2025Jonathan Ferrini 0

Mysterious artifacts are found inside a Mojave desert construction site leading to unexpected reunions for a contractor and his wife.

An Inconvenient Truth

September 20, 2024December 20, 2024Mary Walsh Foley 0

A mother’s reaction to her daughter’s unplanned pregnancy.

ar·chi·tec·ture

September 20, 2024December 20, 2024Jonathan Ferrini 0

A timely twisted tale where the past becomes the future for an architect, a devil, and Shakespeare riding beams of light.

Wretch

September 20, 2024December 20, 2024Tanitoluwa Adefisan 0

A story of a son looking for redemption after committing a grievous mistake years ago.

Jack in the Box

September 20, 2024December 20, 2024Frank J. Albert 0

Do we ever really know our parents, or do we only think we do? Can an adult have a “coming of age” experience?

April’s Foul Day

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Dimitris Passas 0

This is a short story on grief and loss.

Oh Lucky One

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Hart Vetter 0

Welcome to the aftermath – Our hero from last June’s ‘Minor Marvel’ in Literary Heist is back.

The Carny Contessa

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Jonathan Ferrini 0

A successful Hollywood writer, meets an unconventional protagonist and writes a new “chapter” for his career.

Oh Bobby, Why Didn’t You Look?

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Ed Walsh 0

The accidental death of a child and the impact upon his family and his father’s lover.

Woowo

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Douglas Stoiber 0

A teenage girl learns of her grandfather’s horrifying death.

Night Shift

June 20, 2024September 20, 2024Lisa Lahey 0

A cynical store clerk working the night shift refuses to assist a 14-year-old prostitute who is later murdered by her pimp.

Enough is enough

March 20, 2024June 20, 2024Neil Brosnan 0

A hospital nurse has an opportunity to eliminate a threat to her policewoman partner.

Minute hand

March 20, 2024June 20, 2024Chris Cummins 2

A magical realism story about a man finding redemption through fixing a clock.

Last Supper

March 20, 2024June 20, 2024Matias Travieso-Diaz 0

In “Last Supper,” a death row inmate has an unconventional last meal the night before his unjust execution.

Restrained

March 20, 2024June 20, 2024Jean Baur 0

A student working for the summer at an institution for elderly, psychiatric patients is shocked to discover the lack of real care and caring.

California “Area 13”

March 20, 2024June 20, 2024Jonathan Ferrini 0

A wrong turn thrusts a man into reconciling California’s past, present, and future while examining his own.

Stories from the Darp

December 20, 2023March 20, 2024Robert Boucheron 0

A review of Pinching Zwieback, stories by Mitchell Toews.

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