By Adam Moorad It was early and no one had arrived at the café besides the young girl who stood in the sun next to the railing of the wooden deck. The neighborhood is hot at night but in the morning the cool dew collects and puddles in the warped planks of wood laid flat [...]

by Ezra Spurlock “Damn… It’s hot in here”…. Did I say that out loud, or was it more of an inner thought exclaimed to be thought out loud? Of course there was no one else in the room, naturally, it wouldn’t matter, however, I had this gnawing emotionally outrageous concept, stewing, fermenting, thought, dropping like [...]

By David Hale The wilderness had always been a means of escape for John. The feeling of getting back to nature and away from the industrial grip of Houston, Texas, was a welcome relief. The oil refining business had been good to John and he was scheduled for retirement soon. He was ready to leave [...]

By Christine Stoddard I am the owl and I saw it all on that red and black night. The stars shattered the heavens with their brightness and cast an eerie light upon the scene below, like a stage light perhaps. They wanted to illuminate the drama taking place beneath them. If I remember correctly—and I [...]

By Lauren Kelly Another deep night surrendering to dawn’s burning glow, another job swiftly completed. A slight sardonic grin caresses my lips as I focus the tiny photo lens in my cell to the scene in the narrow alley lying before me. The softly rising sun giving the prostrate male a haloed angelic quality, if [...]

By Dustin Orin Talley “Remember these things?” he asked and she smiled without acknowledgment, eyes on the computer screen like it held the secret to life. “These damn shit kickers, they saw quite a bit of…” and the familiar scream came from the next room. She looked at him and he rolled his eyes, knowing [...]