By Lucas Gilbert Trees flew by at what felt like a million miles an hour as we hurtled forward. The loud clacking of wheels against uneven rails was all but deafening. George stood at the opposite end of the car, tightly grasping a metal pole bisecting the middle of the walkway. I opened my mouth … Continue reading Off the Rails
10:10
By Mahathi Kadhirselvan I was the class teacher for ninth grade, constantly swept up in the tide of their little obsessions and rituals. One of the strangest was the fascination with 11:11 wishes. My students treated that minute as if it were a doorway to destiny, whispering their hopes into the air like charms. But … Continue reading 10:10
The Neighbor
By Lewis Brett Smiler Carlos was feeling ecstatic as everyone was calling him a hero. The teen scored the winning goal for his hockey team, and now they would be competing in their first-ever state final. Carlos was trying to get the puck close to the goal, to pass it on to a teammate, and … Continue reading The Neighbor
Chinese Doll, Russian Doll And a Mathematician
By Marvel Chukwudi Pephel Every day is not just another assignment, it is a small but contained voyage of discovery. ~ David Doubilet "Dig in!" Hector instructed, placing his cowboy hat firmly on his head. "We must find the elephant skull. We are going nowhere without that skull. Do you understand?" "But sir..." "No buts." … Continue reading Chinese Doll, Russian Doll And a Mathematician
Pink Pillows
By Isabelle Autumn it’s a warm pei evening and i am seven every pine that lines the road drips with honey yellow, the last shreds of sunlight spilling off their branches before the sun is swallowed whole my lungs flood with red gasps of dust as the car flys down the dirt path, and i … Continue reading Pink Pillows
Memoirs of a Rhodesian Bush War
By Temba Magorimbo Excerpts from a fiction novel, Off The Eagle’s Claws by Temba Magorimbo © Jack Von Sidels always remembered a fellow pilot he had been jostling and jockeying with at New Serum Airbase in Salisbury. They had flown out in formation, two Dakotas and two Canberra aircraft. Troops and equipment had been lined … Continue reading Memoirs of a Rhodesian Bush War
Teachings of the Gemstone Woman, or, “A Telegram from Outer Space”
By CC Tennant When empires rise, order is created. The stars are held in place, and laws and logic dictate the actions of man. But when empires fall, that order is lost, and a certain force takes over, not one dictated by laws or logic but superstition, horror, and the mind unimaginable. These forces are … Continue reading Teachings of the Gemstone Woman, or, “A Telegram from Outer Space”
Mom’s Magic Carpet
By Tim Law "Mom's Magic Carpet" was originally published in the Journeys IV anthology I close my eyes and I feel her near. I know that this must be a dream, but I wish with all my heart that it wasn’t. “Hi, Mom,” I whisper to the night. The sound of familiar, but far off … Continue reading Mom’s Magic Carpet
A World Where Men Never Die
By Ha-rin She arrived in their world dressed in white, like a question no one had asked. Everything there felt too beautiful, too still—trees shimmered as if they had never known decay, waterfalls poured endlessly without losing force, and sunlight rested on the land as though time itself had stopped to admire it. The people … Continue reading A World Where Men Never Die
While He Waits
By K.F. Black “Patience is virtrue.” “What?” “Patience is virtrue!” Wally said again, louder this time. Papa had told him to collect smiles while he was gone, and Wally was very good at following directions. “Papa says so!” The man barely looked at him. He just turned back to the receptionist and slapped a hand … Continue reading While He Waits
