The Man by the Payphone
The street lamps on Eager flickered like they were as tired as the people walking below them. Dre leaned against the busted brick wall outside the corner store, eyes scanning the block, bundled up on…
Dream Logic
“Name?” called out from a frosted window. “Sable... S-Sable Jennings.” A clipboard with a pen attached to it slid under the slot with her name printed at the top. “Please read, sign, and put everything…
13th Floor
This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse. Misha takes a deep breath and checks her make-up before she drags herself into her internship. Misha wanted nothing more but to be…
The Quiet That Cut
Men always think the punchline belongs to them. Mark was six-five of “you-should-smile-more” confidence poured into an Old Navy hoodie. Bald head, neat beard, hands big enough to palm my whole life. We matched on…
A Bird in the Room
A Bird in the Room Some believe superstition and religion do not belong in the same sentence, that to accept one means the absolute rejection of the other. However, religion and superstition are opposite…