Morning Comes
On a morning like many others, a young man stepped out of his home. He entered the grey hours with a sense of duty, of a job needing to...
Blue Rose
This is my last one, swear to God. Or is it, gods? Whichever sadistic mystery keeps us spinning, whether we want to or not. Today, I want...
Millennial Night
A group of friends eat dinner at a restaurant in a trendy neighborhood while a highway overpass hums above them. They eat dollar tacos...
On Being Trapped at the HIV Outpatient Clinic, 1989
Sometimes it’s merely minutes after I arrive before a nurse takes me back and checks my weight to see how much I’ve lost. Not today. No....
Treading Noise
Treading Noise by Tara Hebert Joseph rocks side to side in the hall outside the classroom, counting again the soft yellow-colored...
Message in a Bottle
In an age of information, the restriction of all that free-floating knowledge is a tall order. Want to browse the galaxy’s reaches?...
If We Were Different People
I always said I would tell our story better than it was. In my version, my dress isn’t covered in someone’s flat PBR when we meet for the...
Her
You met her on a day in late June. She was pretty, you thought, and you liked the way her waist curved. She was the TA for one of your...
Rebellion
The house was dark and still, and silent as a coffin. There would be no more laughter or play here now. The white bricks were stark as...
The Red Water and the Wine
From the Journal of Bartholomew Harkett The 45th day of Fall’s Last Breath, 209 I rush to Lord Ryven’s side with great haste. For nigh on...
