“By saying yes in spite of the dangers, I felt I made myself vital and trusted. And was this not what a good American was supposed to do when making friends abroad? To open themselves up to new experiences, to say yes as much as possible, even when the proposition was frightening?”… more
Tag Archives: Religion
Somewhere Without Trees
Fiction by Jordan FennellNo one broke Jesus’ legs, but someone made Him bleed. … more
Night Divine
Fiction by Jon SindellIs there balm in Gilead? A nonbeliever reaches for the divine.… more
Curable by Marriage
Essay 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
HARVEST
Fiction by Evan GrayBut Myers always wanted to quit the mine that he worked full time for, to fold his workpants up, shove them into the woodstove, beat across Field’s Church Road down to the riverbank, and slowly drown himself, strangling on the water, washing the ash and dust out of his eardrums, and die in a pure way, natural, so he wouldn’t end up dirty like his father, hanging from the main beam, filthy as a day’s work. … more
Holy Thoughts
Fiction by Christina DalcherCatholic, Jewish, Mormon, or Muslim–boys will be boys.… more
The Redneck Sheiks of Bir Tawil
Fiction by Gregory Lee Sullivan“When I began the final stage of my quest to take control of my holy soil, I did so from the opposite side of the world, here in my original, and yet again, homeland… more
Blowout Clearance
Fiction by Charles Michael Fischer“Brian hasn’t always held a Mattress Fair sign on the side of the road… more
