Dec 1, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 6, Issue 6 Fiction
I was scared I was going to become the crazy old bird lady who sat on the steps of St. Augustine’s Cathedral. St. Augustine’s stood proudly across the street from the city park, a cluster of evergreen trees and brown barren elms that stretched like skeletons against...
Dec 1, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 6, Issue 6 Fiction
Max sat in the neon glow from the tropical fish tank, and I could have sworn I was looking at an angel. Something otherworldly filled the dorm room – and maybe it was just the ethereal, electric blue light from the aquarium, or the upper I had taken before visiting my...
Apr 12, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 5, Issue 5 Fiction
Two People Sitting on the Edge of the Universe Sharing a Sandwich by Bia Edwards The fans worked tirelessly to fend off the torridness of the Arkansas summer. Not a soul could tell if the windows open were more helpful than windows shut, save for the...
Apr 12, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 5, Issue 5 Fiction
Italian Summer by Brenna Dostal Sophie and Jet were a very handsome couple. When they combined their savings and bought Lucy’s bed and breakfast, she was thrilled. Lucy could think of no one else she’d rather pass her life’s work on to. Sophie and Jet would...
Apr 12, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 5, Issue 5 Fiction
Melt from You by Rachel Sweningson Leanna held my hand as we walked. Most of the time, she eschewed lingering contact—to risk mixing even the oily residue of our fingerprints. She was independent like that. Proud of her untouched appearance, the projection...
Apr 12, 2022 | All Fiction, Issue 5, Issue 5 Fiction
The Cherry by Gracie Morrison I walk the path through the trees, a full bag of coffee cherries slung across my chest. The day is easing into its end, sky flaming with sunset. I am still sorting through the trees for cherries to sell, ensuring that they are not...
