Fling a Light to the Future
Kardekir wiped the sweat off their brow, quickly untying, and then flinging their metallic helmet to the ground, with a clang. Their hands had gone… Read More »Fling a Light to the Future
Short Stories
New Beginnings
It started the evening before I went to sleep. “I want to go back to my room,” I explained to my mother. I didn’t realize… Read More »New Beginnings
(In)opportune Moments & Declarations of Love
by Cheryl Chen A bubble of laughter trickles its way out of my open mouth, rounded, loud, hearty, and heartfelt, as I watch him and… Read More »(In)opportune Moments & Declarations of Love
Bidding Thanks
by Yocheved Friedman This excerpt is taken from a larger personal memoir “Wise Lessons on How to Frame Portraits: Dust Jackets and Double-Sided Tape” I… Read More »Bidding Thanks
Hum
by Aaron Fernando The hum of fluorescent lights has a certain worldliness to it. Like the crackling embers of a bonfire. Or the run-on sentences… Read More »Hum
Gratefulness
by Daniel Picker “That rain felt good,” Ed said as we descended the steps to the subway. “You’re right,” I said as I brushed damp… Read More »Gratefulness
Winter Evening
by Daniel Picker Save for this one occasion where Mrs. MacBoyne waved from her car to offer us a ride to school, my younger brother… Read More »Winter Evening
Last Winter
by Daniel Picker There were three houses on the road I still needed to deliver the paper to, with the news of that winter day;… Read More »Last Winter
Security Cameras and Laughter: Coping with New York City
by Dora Gelerinter Inspired by The Great Gatsby “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald She stood… Read More »Security Cameras and Laughter: Coping with New York City
Diverse
by Lindsay Griffiths You are enraged and have opted to neglect me, but, Mummy, I am not a racist. The media has just portrayed me… Read More »Diverse
Deal with the Devil – Part One
by Ali Hussain “Our organization understands that you’ve recently come into a copious amount of … collateral,” he said, beaming. The well-dressed redheaded man pushed… Read More »Deal with the Devil – Part One
Veronica and Lazarus
by Lauren Silverman The best men are neither dead nor alive; they are somewhere in between. Veronica thought so, anyway. They do not… Read More »Veronica and Lazarus
