Editor's Pick, Fiction, short story
Fireworks
Explore strained relationships on a fateful Fourth of July night as Jillian navigates love, family, and self-discovery amid fireworks and tears.
Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
Runaway
Follow along with David Sapp’s journey of rebellion and self-discovery, in his essay exploring family, religion, and finding one’s true path.
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In Pursuit of Family
“Too much simplicity conceals the hollows where what is unspoken lurks in the darkness.” A meditation on family dynamics.
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Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
Summer of Acceptance
I was sixteen and mesmerized by the graffiti – framed by tunnels, bridges, and walls of industrial buildings. It seemed the only view on an Amtrak train from Springfield, ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Cat Sitting, Editing, and the Light Behind the Curtain
Paul pulled his sedan over to the curb in front of the house. The sedan’s battered engine rattled ominously as Paul shifted into reverse. Paul, used to the auditory ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Family Vacation
Photo by Rick Pilot.
Be quiet.
You’ve been living in a strange house. It’s a sunny afternoon, but Mom’s upstairs with a stomach ache and Dad’s mapping a route. He’s ...
Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
Walking the West Side Highway
Photo by Joiseyshowaa
I didn’t know the history of the West Side Highway when my mom and I started walking it in the mid-1970s. All I knew was that it ...
Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
Speeding
Image courtesy the author.
My dad is driving fast. His sizeable right foot encased in a dark brown extra-wide double-E sized work shoe presses on the pedal, heavy with impatience.
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Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
Weeds
“It was because that proud moment of success could never be recaptured.”
Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
9010 Blankenship
Brothers’ relationship is changed forever—but the memories stay the same.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
CRACKED
Easter comes to a rough neighbourhood.