The principal made Mike an ex-middle school English teacher earlier in the afternoon.… more
Author Archives: BULL Author
dwindle, peak, and pine
FICTION by Timston Johnston—with thanks to the Columbus Zoo We find Hay-Zeus on what we think is a Sunday. He is in Cruciform. He is missing below the chest, his neck gnawed away. His fists clench fur. Shame, another says. He is our cook and we have not eaten since what we think was Friday. Not fish… more
One Hundred Twenty Sunny Nights
FICTION by Justin HerrmannBefore I left Illinois, I told Julie I needed to do this once, meaning Antarctica, not adultery. More and more I don’t know what I want in this world.… more
Salinas
FICTION by Steven J. RogersCarlos and I were in our usual lunchtime hiding spot underneath the bleachers by the football field. The only place we could get away from the “bro” haunted hallways of Washington Middle School. My lunch consisted of yogurt and strawberries, which the maid somehow thought I loved. I traded them to Carlos for his tortilla,… more
The Miller Position
FICTION by Z.Z. BooneSometimes a guy will do the unthinkable in order to improve his employment opportunities.… more
Hindsight
FICTION by Brian Phillip WhalenTim’s new step dad owned a Cadillac. His name was Bob and he looked like Corbon Bernsen. Bob had a daughter named Bonnie and I loved her. Bonnie smelled like coconut and wore bikinis at the beach. When Bonnie walked along the ocean, strands of her long blonde hair pinched off in the clasp on… more
A Crash on the Highway
FICTION by Jamey T. GallagherSouls were supposed to rise. That was the whole idea of souls. They were supposed to take flight once a person “passed,” but instead Javi felt the pickup truck driver’s soul fall out of the helicopter. … more
Crusher
FICTION by John Oliver HodgesBalloons lined the curb beside the dumpster there, a festive splash of color to coronate the grand opening of the new supermarket down the block. I found it cute, so cute that I was like the guy who missed the UFO over the splendor of an aurora borealis. When sunsets do fun things in Jersey,… more
Love Will Beat Your Brains Out
FICTION by Kelly Kathleen FergusonDon’t expect valet service, she says. You better carjack my ass like a man.… more
Male Bonding
FICTION by John TalbirdSwitching lanes at eighty without a signal, you bite the Baby Ruth to the wrapper, snap fingers, press play and shout, “Yeah! I don’t care what people say—Nugent’s got balls!” Raising your voice to compete with “Cat Scratch Fever” you ask, “Did you hear what that cocksucker Davis said to me? God, he jerks me.”… more
