Fiction
Fugitives From Memory
FUGITIVES FROM MEMORY The sun had been up a mere half hour but it was already too hot for the old woman. Where the shopping bag hung over her arm a line of sweat had formed, and the veins in her legs were swelling. Across the desolate parking lot toward Shop ’n Save she limped, […]
Every New Moon
Do you want to save the world? Do you believe terrorism, if thoughtfully directed at the wicked and greedy, can be a good thing? Do you want to participate in dangerous, clandestine operations without sacrificing romance, good grammar, and community? Then you may already be a member of Global Awareness In Action—GAIA! Come join the movie we’re making. Wake up and play!
Larger Than the Sea
Look, Seo-Yun said, and went to the girl. This is why you must run.
The Cowboy
The cowboy walked through the hostile, lava landscape. There was a man here he needed to kill. There he was: running away. The cowboy pulled out his antique gun and blasted the man’s ankle off. “P-p-please don’t kill me,” said the man as he lay next to a pool of lava. The cowboy spat a […]
Jack’s Back
When Jane saw the Cadillac smashed up against the street lamp, she knew it could only mean one thing. “Jack’s back!” When George heard the clipping of cowboy boots around the corner, he knew it could only mean one thing. “Jack’s back!” *** The thirty to fifty year old kids all danced at their house […]
Daughter
Daughter, Do you know me? Because you don’t need to. I don’t want you to. You cannot exist I long for you. I crave you. But because of me, You cannot. I cannot express my hurt to you. For what would happen? Would I tell you of the lipstick smears across my pillowcase, For only […]
The Man About Town
The man about town swings his keyring and presses the button to remotely unlock the car door. The man about town gets inside his car and puts on the radio. Cool. BBC Radio 6. Bob Dylan. The man about town puts on his sunglasses and drives. The man about town is on his way to […]