The Many Lives Before
"The screen is pitch black. In the moment before Creation we begin to hear a faint, heterophonic melody. It becomes…
Category: Fiction
The Tin Man’s Heart
"Long, black wires curled around a slender, thin frame. Hollow beeps were the dim lights shining, looking for sun. An…
One-Liners, Sal, 65 Feet
"My Daddy believed in self-improvement, so he made me swim ten thousand miles. He believed that because we were genetically…
The Waiting Room
The waiting room was a lie. Colorful, soft chairs. Soft lighting not to blind the eyes. White, tiled floor. Small,…
Too Gone Too Long
It was a large imposing building; however it was not readily seen by just anyone. Walking down the street, it…
The Ant’s Parable
It came to pass that the Fire Ants ran out of structures to build with their bodies once the World…
Quarterly Returns
Mr. Rogers had sent a memo to Shelly last Friday informing her to report to his office first thing on…
To Have and To Hold Part II
“What if he asks?” “We’ll say it’s so we can be in a cabin instead of having to be in…
To Have and To Hold Part I
Danny didn’t want to do his army stint. He wanted to go abroad and study art. But there he was,…
The Departure Artist by Ali Nazifpour
I watched her as she packed. She was constantly on the move; packing and unpacking was an art to her.…