Short Story News
Interview with poet John Yamrus – By Casey Quinn
I recently had the chance to interview one of my favorite poets John Yamrus who after 40 years of writing is still producing amazing stuff. Hope you enjoy the read as much as I did the opportunity!
C.Q.: John thanks for carving out the time for this interview. I have often heard you say that it [...]
Micro Fiction
Her Own Private Rapture – By Philip Gaber»
She’d be sitting alone, smoking a cigarette or drinking a glass of red wine in some sparsely-populated bar somewhere uptown, staring into the strained and obvious light.
Inevitably, some guy with beer nuts and Budweiser on his breath would accost her with some line like, “Let’s be laughing together next year,” and flash her a smile [...]
Flash Fiction
No Regrets – by Wanda Morrow-Clevenger»
“Ben Bordini died. His funeral’s today.” Nancy exuded a small-town-busybody quality. Something admired three decades ago when we first met. But only because she knew which local guys our age were single, recently split from girlfriends, or otherwise worthy of a backseat roll.
The phone shifted from right to left ear so I could empty grocery [...]
Poetry
The Other Side – By Adelaide B. Shaw»
Sunday afternoon in a new cafe there are no other customers. Soon a group of five comes in with a swish of wind. Not the usual snatches of café talk- school, jobs, children, love, today’s news- the menu of daily lives. This group speaks of “channeling” through to the other side, communicating with a deceased [...]
Offbeat Writings
In the eye of the beholder – By Rosemary Bach-Holzer»
Remember those prints called “Magic Eye” that were so hip and of the moment a few years back?
They looked like leftover wallpaper from the early seventies except they hid a treasure chest full of three-dimensional (3D) surprises and the key in which to unlock them was held in your very own hands. Or, should I [...]
