Fiction
Should you travel by a cruise ship?
If you are planning to go on a vacation, a cruise trip might be on your mind. However, there are a number of things that might cross your mind with plans to choose a cruise trip. If you are still thinking about it, then we have some important points that should help you realize whether […]
Why I Stopped Riding Horses
My body lies splattered on rocks beneath the cliff where I was thrown from my horse. I’m dead, but my death needs confirmation. And from a professional. The doctor finally arrives. He observes and then speaks. “This person here . . . and over there . . . and there . . . is dead—D-E- […]
Atmospheric Changes in the Theater Monday through Friday
What’s different about audiences every day of the week, you ask?
Worse Things
The classified ad said only PHONE WORK and a number. “Look,” he said. “It’s not what anybody’d call honest work.”
The Triumph Of Memory
What are you doing? Scott asks. Alissa’s cursor hovers over her inbox. She’s lost in thought with a half-filled glass of coconut water beside her. She’s been clinging to coconut water these days. Maine summers require them. I’m contemplating whether or not I should ask Franny, Chris, and Justin over. Just to catch up, maybe […]
In His Throat
When father announced that Zeluwa was being sent to Egbu to begin secondary school our mother disputed against it. “I know you schooled there and it was good in your generation, but I want him close to Me.” she fussed. We watched television, and it was a Saturday. Our parents watched television for news daily […]
Thinking About Moore, Montana
Moore, Montana is a town so small that if you were to put a motorcycle ramp on either side, Evel Knievel could’ve jumped it. He would’ve crashed, of course, but not until after clearing the town. If you were to take time-elapsed photography of the town of Moore and wait patiently for the next hundred […]
No Country for Dangling Participles
Don’t go dangling your participles around here you may never see them again.
