Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit
“There was the rabbit lying in the middle of the road, legs limp but twitching before its head sagged and went still.”
By Anne Valente Friday, October 13, 2023
One Look Back
“Now, after days of asking, she and her mother were finally minutes away from the cabin.”
By Ann Beattie Thursday, August 31, 2023
Epithalamium
“I got a collar for the boy, a nice leather number with steel studs that made him look a touch mean and inspired me to get myself a steel-studded camera harness, and off we’d walk, miles a day between jobs.”
By Bill Roorbach Thursday, July 27, 2023
Under Covers
“This is the story Lulu told me when I was little, since before my mom died. There’s a man. He’s very sick. … When girls misbehave, when they don’t do as they’re told, that man comes and takes them.”
By Alejandro Puyana Thursday, April 27, 2023
Housewarming
“He averted his eyes and remembered something a yoga teacher had often told him, that when you thought people were laughing at you, they were only laughing near you.”
By Dennis McFarland Thursday, February 9, 2023
The Constancy of Things
All it took was that first bite for her to realize that she had indeed been hungry, not just for food, but for pleasure, for life.