October 2015 magazine

by Matthew Spataro The soft strands of gold slide through her hand as if her fingers were grasping at sunbeams. She twists and moves her… Read More »Bombshell

by Zachary Schechter “Jack Peters please report to Mr. Bouldoug’s office” Goddammit, what does that old windbag want now? I’m sure that’s not the most… Read More »Letter to the Editor

by Frances Raybaud He has an erection and he is making no effort to hide it. Brash. She averts her eyes more as a formality… Read More »Lust-Laden Nostalgia

by Margaret Iuni Tod “Noah! You’re here! Thank god you could come, we’re so short-handed!” Aunt Louise was frantically stirring a pot of sauce with… Read More »Part 1: Wishful Sinking

by Danyelle Hershkopf On the first day of ninth grade, the English teacher, whatever her name was, was droning on about…hell, I can’t remember. What… Read More »Fading Days of Red – Part 1

by Chayala Friedman He’s sitting on the very edge of a library chair in the Children’s Public Reading Room looking at his black hands, so… Read More »The Boy in the Children’s Room

by Olivia Dellston Pizza has become the absolute most boring thing in your life. You fell in love your first day on the job. The… Read More »The American Way

by Nathaniel Anacta We were dead. Or I think we were. Have you ever dreamt you were a tick and saw it so real that… Read More »The Red Line