The doorbell rang and I stepped outside and bloodied my sheepskin slippers in dead squirrel parts. I saw her Volvo speed off, filling the street with the goosey honking of its horn. I wrapped the squirrel carcass in the ruined doormat and tossed both in the trash. I didn’t know what else to do… more
Tag Archives: Love
Curable by Marriage
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Justin Brouckaert“You can’t start here, you can’t admit this to anyone, for fear they’ll doubt your love is real…” … more
Dog
FICTION by Stephen Hundley“Have you ever shot anything before?” Mary aimed the gun at Byron’s foot, and watched him step back. “You can kiss me again.”… more
Many Ways to Find Out
FICTION by David BiddleI might have let timidity be my guide had Hannie not started in with her Saturday sojourns. She just started disappearing. I would be in the backyard mowing the lawn or moving boxes into the attic. I would return to the kitchen for something or to make lunch and she would be gone.… more
Holy Thoughts
FICTION by Christina DalcherCatholic, Jewish, Mormon, or Muslim–boys will be boys.… 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
I See Him
FICTION by Stuart M. RossChoice 1: He had the biggest cock she’d ever seen and he had no idea how to use it.
Choice 2: Wait, Brandy’s had an awning? Then why did we get stuck in the rain that night?? … more
Head
FICTION by Darrin Doyle“He was aware of the physical world, but from a distance, as if he had plunged into a deep hole. He no longer conceived of either his hand or the receiver; he only sensed, wordlessly, that a distant part of himself stood in contact with an object, and that object should be used for destruction.… more
Dump
FICTION by Padgett Powell“I want a girl impervious to harm, petty or grand. An industrial model disguised for home use… more
