by Christopher New | May 20, 2011 | Short Fiction
Some states in America have legalized physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Imagine that a mysterious entrepreneur took advantage of this to establish a chain of suicide parlors, where dying patients could have the “Passing of their Choice.” There would...
by Dave Newman | Mar 30, 2011 | Short Fiction
Judy’s blue Honda could barely do the speed limit when it was going up a hill, and Pittsburgh was like a small, misshapen mountain. She down-shifted to second, then up to third, then accelerated onto the Parkway. The traffic was a disaster. She had to be at work at...
by Nathan Leslie | Mar 21, 2011 | Short Fiction
Afternoons Mason fishes from the crest of Meadow Haven. By three he has completed his school work, said his afternoon prayers, done his part to advance the mission by e-mailing potential converts from the database. He can enjoy some rest and relaxation. As far as he...
by John Abbott | Mar 8, 2011 | Short Fiction
They only went down to the basement when the sirens forced them to. Even then Billy complained. “I don’t care if this house blows away,” he said. Renee, his sister, shook her head. “I don’t care either,” she said. “But my bed is right by a window and I don’t want to...
by Tommy Zurhellen | Mar 4, 2011 | Short Fiction
You had a girlfriend back in New York. You meet her at the Bowery Poetry Club when she spills a drink in your lap and wipes it up with a beret belonging to a complete stranger. She writes songs for television shows. She is best known for a song called “Fart in Your...
by Tommy Zurhellen | Mar 3, 2011 | Short Fiction
Gloria calls from New York and leaves a message on your office phone, something about an indie film company thinking about optioning your book. You know this is a lie; she hasn’t given you a real piece of good news about your writing in five years now, ever since you...
