She waited quietly by the bus stop, barely awake, her mind numb and her muscles aching from the chills of dawn. She yearned for a better life, to start a …
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“Where’s the harm?” Gladys asks. “$20 for—it isn’t like you haven’t done it at all, Sheila.” “That’s different. They were guys I liked,” Sheila says with a wistful smile. “You …
May shrugs her left shoulder to keep her bag from slipping, glances up across the classical vinyl section in search of wayward Mimi, and then back down to the slim …
Join us for the launch of the anthology “Immersions” and immerse yourself in unexpected worlds. Your janitors are secretly part of an underground society. Craigslist shamans are available for shape …
You told your grandmother that you would be away from home for three years. You would fly from the jungles of Borneo to Singapore for an overseas students’ orientation. Thence …
Relau, 1998 The water is a murky green, infected with moss and dirt. Sam looks at his reflection in the man-made pond, his short hair and round face next to …
Tala was pregnant, but then she was not. Three times this happened. The first time she was pregnant, she was two days late, and peed on a stick. The first …
The death of Benjamin occurred curtly past the midnight of November eleventh. Twelve years, a short amount for those of his kind has lasted longer than the love of the …
“Get out of here! You’re not welcome!” Two white men whizzed by from behind me in a Ford Ranger while I was sauntering back home from the grocery store here …
Her voice sliced through bar chatter. “A shot and a beer.” She pointed to the special on the board. The bartender nodded, sanctioning Kareena’s boldness with the movement of her …