From the Editor: From the January Writing Prompt, we present a selected chapter from a larger work, inspired from the cards of “Magic the Gathering.” Chapter 1 – Gather Good men, The last wave by, Crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in the green bay, Rage, Rage against the dying of the light… Continue reading Pyre – Samuel Fieldson
Category: Short Story
Quinn Voronin – Untitled
Bio: This passage is interpreted text from the classic Russian novel, Doctor Zhivago, I decided viewing this text from a different and more modern lens would provide a new outlook on how we live our lives. The party began with the steaks on the grill and the Bud Light in the cooler, as planned, he… Continue reading Quinn Voronin – Untitled
Angelo Vassalli – Challenges and Struggles in the Maroon Bells Wilderness
I am cold and tired as I come to the top of yet another steep hill. I can feel the dehydration and altitude sickness that has been growing worse and worse all day. I am on a twenty day Outward Bound expedition through the Maroon Bells Wilderness. My group and I started our journey three… Continue reading Angelo Vassalli – Challenges and Struggles in the Maroon Bells Wilderness
Chloe Cada – WHAT ARE EGG CHILDREN?
In order to read dis novel PROPERLY, you first needa know what an Egg Child is, because Vame, the main character, is an Egg Child. Egg Children were invented… or should I say discovered… when Fanny and D.P. went to see the new Star Wars movie together. Before the movie started, Fanny noticed a preview… Continue reading Chloe Cada – WHAT ARE EGG CHILDREN?
Sage Krzyzkowski – Chopped
An upbeat hum filled the air. The swishing of the microfiber duster matched the rhythmic noise. Particles of dead hair and cells flew up as the wind from the duster appeared on occasion. The tick, tick, tick, of the grandfather clock ,as the inspiration of the song. Jeffery Gutenhiemer’s wrinkled hands clutched the duster loosely,… Continue reading Sage Krzyzkowski – Chopped
Dennis Kondratenko – The Stool
As he walks into the room, dimly lit by the fire, all he can do is think about what had happened. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. You don’t even know what happened yet. (Flashback) In the pub on 14th street, The Stool it’s called, Lorenzo walked in with the guy at the pub,… Continue reading Dennis Kondratenko – The Stool
Greta Tucker – Prelude
Andrianna was nearly breaking the curfew, but it wasn’t her fault. She tried to start her car over and over again, but the engine refused to turn over. Now she was stranded in the bitter cold. She refused to call her mother for help. But she had called her boyfriend Luke. He said he would… Continue reading Greta Tucker – Prelude
Greta Tucker – Again
You know that feeling, when you step out of the elevator and you feel like you’re floating in space before you regain the sensation of the floor beneath you. That’s what it’s like to wake up on the same day as the night you fell asleep. You wake up in the same position, with the… Continue reading Greta Tucker – Again
L. Brown – Ballad of a Badass
The best and worst thing that ever happened to me began when I was ten. We met in fourth grade. Her hair was brown, tangled, and always in a ponytail. Our enforced uniform didn’t prevent her from wearing a forbidden hoodie everyday. She disregarded authority, even then. The teachers could sense that, they marked her… Continue reading L. Brown – Ballad of a Badass
Daniel McMurray – The Story You Already Know The End To
Mr. Finley lived the kind of story you already know how would end. The book you’ve read before that, though you try and hide it from yourself, still will end exactly like it did the last time you went through it. Mr. Finley was brought up in a middle-class family along with a few other… Continue reading Daniel McMurray – The Story You Already Know The End To