2024-Issue 18

Where might she go this eve the end of another week full of treasures and surprises for her friends>>Read more...

If only it had not rained the sky black and wet as we hurried across streets. Perhaps, had he worn a>>Read more...

Father Smith struggled with his faith, not his dedication to God, but his dedication to the cloth>>Read more...

There comes a point in almost every author’s career when they say, “Well. That’s done. Now what?”>>Read more...

Down through blackness into dusty subterraneous tracks where trains race. Silver rods speed through>>Read more...

Sneaks under shadows, lurking in corners ready to rear its head folded in neat lab reports charting>>Read more...

The aroma of fresh chicken broth fills a back alley kitchen. A massive iron cauldron balances on>>Read more...

“Freak Of Nature Brings Fear To Many Hearts Last Sunday” “and fear, in more or less degree>>Read more...

Late at night Late at night I lie awake in a darkened room while black phantoms peer into my gloom>>Read more...

My dark dreams scatter across asphalt streets. Rain splashes ebony ink, winds snarling my damp hair>>Read more...

As we walk down the street to the park entrance, there is a barrage of activity. Several police>>Read more...

“Move, for Christ’s sake!” Jeremy Collins knew yelling at the cars wouldn’t make them move faster>>Read more...

This plague that stole her voice will decimate the planet’s population. Silent anguish>>Read more...

I am so tired of waiting. It seems like I’ve been pinned to this cold slab for a very long time>>Read more...

My knees hit the ground, and I wept once more. My hands pulled at the grass atop Declan’s grave>>Read more...

There is a skeleton in the closet. It came with the house. I don’t think we paid extra for it. We>>Read more...

Dean Shawker Dean Shawker hails from Bracknell, UK, and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Dean is>>Read more...

Jodi Christensen Small town Utah is where Jodi calls home. She spends her days in a>>Read more...

Kara Hawkers Kara Hawkers is a poet and author of short, dark fiction. As Editor-in-Chief, Kara>>Read more...

Janet Wright Janet Wright lives in the wilds of North Yorkshire, UK, where foxes shriek and owls>>Read more...