By Wolfgang Wright “Why not trees?” the boy asked his father, who was just about to fire up the excavator. “What?” “Why not trees instead of bones?” They had just returned from lunch, where they had sat under a tree for shade, which was where the boy had gotten the idea from. The tree was … Continue reading Grave Robbers
Soft Whispers: Jill & Jake
By Nancy Lou Henderson Jill reached for her cell phone when the alarm began to play softly. While turning the alarm off, she sat in bed, wishing she could finish her dream but knowing it would repeat. For some reason, the dream had come to her every night for a week, stopping at the same … Continue reading Soft Whispers: Jill & Jake
Life
By Carla Dias Everybody wonders, at some point in our lives, if we could turn back the clock, what we would change. Well, I would change some things because (and please, don’t say you have no regrets! Everyone has regrets!) I have made some questionable decisions. I’m human so it’s in my nature to make … Continue reading Life
The Virologist
By Steve Bailey Dr. Li sat in the hospital cafeteria and consumed his bowl of noodles and broth with little interest. He had been on duty for eighteen hours and was looking forward to the end of his shift when he could go home and spend the next four days playing with his children and … Continue reading The Virologist
Peace of Mind
By Susan Cleveland Sarah shook her mother-in-law's shoulder and gaped at the house. "Did you close the front door all the way before we left?" Edna nodded from her place in the passenger seat before peering through the windshield. "Of course- I remember the handle was sticking a bit this morning, so I pulled on … Continue reading Peace of Mind
Crash
By Michael Barrington There were bodies everywhere. Both platforms at the London underground station were littered with injured people, screaming, bleeding, pleading for help. Some had scrambled out of the wreckage crying, dazed, in shock and disorientated. Doctors, police, firefighters, and emergency crews were engaged in dealing with the largest disaster to ever occur on … Continue reading Crash
Derelict – A Timeslip Tale
By Andrew Evans "Don't go past the fence Jerry, you know what happens." Said Kirsty pensively. They were sat again outside the old vinyl shop, sipping lemonade from stripey cans. "I won't, I just want to see the 'Planes going over. I saw one from Saudia Arabia the other day and one from 'Olland. You … Continue reading Derelict – A Timeslip Tale
A Chip Off
By Craig Dobson Fiona is sitting with her back to the window, a semi-silhouette against the village’s winding main street. The weather has been hot for days. Farm machinery blunders along the narrow lanes, great round bales balanced precariously on splayed trailers. Wisps of straw litter the hedgerows and pavements. In the warm evenings, check-shirted … Continue reading A Chip Off
The Power of Faith
By Timothy Law Grandpa sowed the winter wheat in between family visiting for Easter, even though it had been a dry and hot summer. “You’re wasting your time and your money, dad,” my father had argued. I overheard them talking in the kitchen when I got up in the night. Grandma had complained over dinner … Continue reading The Power of Faith
The Grocery Store
By Olivia Brochu I am holding two boxes of cereal, letting my three-year-old pick his favorite, while my one-year-old throws his pacifier to the ground and my five-year-old has already moved ahead to the granola bars and pop tarts. My white T-shirt is French tucked into my high waisted, light wash jeans. My unreasonably long … Continue reading The Grocery Store
Academy of the Heart And Mind 