True Blue by Sarah Vernetti
Amber had almost survived another day. The children scrambled to find their places in line. A whirlwind of backpacks and lunchboxes collided, inexplicably, into two straight [...]
Flash Fiction
Dying to Leave by Ashlie Allen
I made sure everyone was asleep before I tried again. I had nothing to carry just the weight of uncertainty. No one knew how miserable I was here. The reservation was my home [...]
Grateful Mother by Kayla Pongrac
When I was a child I owned a teddy bear that I leashed and dragged into supermarkets and banks and shopping malls. His eyes never changed shape and his smile never rotted [...]
Part of the Same Being by Nina Ficenec
We decided to cut out of the mill early, grab a case of beer and just drive, drive, Jay’s knuckles white against the steering wheel, floor boards rattling with bottles as [...]
Knock Wood by Shae Krispinsky
I met Valerie when I was working on her parent’s house. It was me and Jack and the other guys on our team swinging hammers and sawing and sweating in the sun. Her [...]
First Time In Paradise? by Gary Berg
It was still dark when he pulled out of the truck stop and headed up Highway 99 to Chico, a toothpick out the side of his mouth and a belly full of coffee. The fucking [...]
Photophobia by Bobbi Lurie
I pray he will eat. I know he won’t let me make him food. His fear of wasting water overwhelms him so he rushes to turn off the kitchen faucet. He won’t drink [...]
Untitled #3 by Mike Lafontaine
My father appeared to me in a dream last night. I was walking down the street in my old neighbourhood. I was looking at my phone and not really paying attention to my [...]
Vending Machine Press 