Five years I had tended to an increasingly severe depression. It had no identifiable beginning. Or if it did, we were not aware of it. The liveliness of her manner dimmed in a strange progression. Her highs were always attaining the same height, but her lows found newer and newer depths. Until the highs became a tolerable apathy, then nothing. … more
Tag Archives: Adultery
No Harm at All
FICTION by Joey Poole“The scar shifted with each movement, crawling like a snake across his torso, emerging from his shorts just to the right of his belly button, cutting across his chest and ending where his nipple would have been had it not been gouged away by the shrapnel.” … more
To The Man Who Loves My Wife
FICTION by Krista DiamondWhat do you guys do when you’re not having sex? Do you watch television like we did? Is that the faint smell of American Spirits that I sometimes catch the scent of, the bedroom window open to cover it up? Do you ever get too cold sitting up in bed with white sheets covering your naked bodies, puffing on cigarettes?… more
Somewhere Without Trees
FICTION by Jordan FennellNo one broke Jesus’ legs, but someone made Him bleed. … more
We Are Good People, All of Us
FICTION by Lloyd Phillips“It was a good day for sunglasses and screwdrivers. Davy, on the diving board, made a big show of it. Windmill motions with his hairy arms… more
El Sancho
FICTION by Kevin Kaiser“El Sancho’s boots beneath your bed. Something about the man in this telenovela must remind her of El Sancho, but it’s not the hands. The tape measure unfurls, measures eight, nine, ten inches of El Sancho… more
Things Left Behind
FICTION by Grant Loveys“He got out his wallet, but hesitated opening it. “I’m waiting for my wife, so I’ll just take an hour. You might have to leave early.” The words came out of his mouth and he wished they hadn’t… more
