Tag Archives: Small Town

One Hundred Knives

{Nov 14, 2022}

I made a rule in the old apartment not to answer the phone during exercise time, but this was a new house, my house. I make a new rule, pull the phone out.… more

Sometimes The Air Stills

FICTION by Chris Di Placito

{Jun 4, 2018}

A boy under the cancerous spell of his abusive father. A town under the deprived grip of misogyny and violence. Both stunted and silenced with fear.… more

Peace Dove Comes Round

FICTION by Jessica Bonder

{Mar 5, 2018}

“See every small town has its own Peace Dove and a man like John who winds up his friend.”… more

Even just thinking about those old days with my cousin Bass, the back-back yard, my sister Hannah, the smell of murky water, I have to do quiet, like I’m listening to adult conversation from around a corner. … more

Three Fishermen

FICTION by Alexandros Plasatis

{Oct 9, 2017}

He was jealous of them, of the immigrants, of their boldness, their adventures, but he wouldn’t admit it, and he looked at them and they looked at him, and the space in-between was trapped in guilt, his and theirs.… more

The Fairchild

FICTION by Heather E. Goodman

{Jun 12, 2017}

The guys have always given me shit for being good with the ladies, nicknaming me Old Yeller because I’m a stray, which is the only thing they think I could have on them. They say I milk the orphan thing, get the honeys to feel sorry for me.
or
“Carnage, anyone?” asked Dina as she approached with the Fairchild’s remnants.
or your choice… more