The Heart Is an Organ on Fire by Sheldon Lee Compton
Tracy had sensed Bruce was different but had been too interested in his company to see any sign of it early on. The church carpenter shook her hand, the last load of old [...]
Fiction
Innocent and Smirky by Paul Beckham
My mother always stressed good deeds but my other relatives seemed oblivious to the concept. I was required to do at least one good deed a week, as were my brother and [...]
Lightwood by Steph Post
There was no one to greet Judah Cannon when he got out of Starke, so he just started walking. The sky was gray, the air stagnant, the thick Florida heat already oppressive [...]
Black Clot by Ashlie Allen
My hair did not like its saffron color, so it turned black and broke off. I tried to condition it with organic oils and fruit, but it still had a temper. Sometimes when I cry [...]
The Visitors by Sheldon Lee Compton
Uma made a habit of standing in front of a full mirror with a towel wrapped around her head. Always like this when she was fresh from the shower with ropes of her [...]
Family of Four Lokos by Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Stephanie, John, and Hector spent an evening in early July selling their art on a sidewalk in Old City. The money – all pooled together – was enough to buy plenty of Four [...]
the sun shouts at us in tongues and other poems by William James
The sun shouts at us in tongues through the tower window. Calls us by name & we hide ourselves from its gaze. From the plague of crows circling en masse. They carried our [...]
Rock Pools by F.C Malby
‘Look, a starfish, bright orange. Look at it.’ Sophie points to the ripples in the rock pool, her pigtails drop down over her cheeks, cover the freckles that have faded [...]
The Origin of Trees by Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Palm trees belong to two states: California and Florida. But more to California than Florida – Florida is where oranges grow on trees that are the result of shoots [...]
How (Not) To Do What I Did by Jennifer Chardon
Quit everything. Tell your high school boyfriend you can’t stare at the same ocean forever. Buy a one-way ticket. Disappoint your parents. Label your boxes with wit [...]
George P. Henson by Ed Nichols
He knew he was of sound mind, even if no one else did. They all acted like he was off his rocker or something. Always patting him on the arm or shoulder, saying stuff like [...]
It Always Rains by Tim Wilkinson
The small room lay quiet, cloaked in shadow and smoky haze, silent save two voices and the occasional, solid clank of steel against steel, echoing down the long, stone hewn [...]
The Morning of the Day by Lee Foust
I half sat/half lay propped up on a pillow in bed looking out the bay window in the nearest corner of Betty’s large bedroom in the back of her new flat—it still felt like [...]
Richie by Amy Scharmann
Richie usually checked to see if I was awake before he practiced. He liked that I had no knowledge or interest in piano. According to him, that made me a good audience. [...]
The Cooks Alphabet by Ken Poyner
I am having my way with the waitress. Her dress is bunched up about her waist and her panties are dangling at one ankle, not merely twisted to the side. She is on her [...]
Vending Machine Press 