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
Days of Halloween: “The Dynamic Duo” by Jim Bates
Watching her granddaughter’s first solo Halloween flight brought a tear of joy to old witch Marcie’s eyes. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” she enthused to ten-year-old Allie. “Your loop d’ loops were beautiful.” Allie’s ears turned red. “Thanks, Grandma. Did you like how I flew backwards across the face of the moon?” “It was … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Dynamic Duo” by Jim Bates
Days of Halloween: “A Trench Coat Halloween” by Mary Bone
I stayed all night with my cousins sometimes when we were little. Sue, one of my cousins and I were about the same age. One night around Halloween, we had an intruder. We were lying in bed talking, when a shadow went by the window where we were sleeping. The intruder looked like a detective … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “A Trench Coat Halloween” by Mary Bone
Days of Halloween: “Play With Me” by Mubita Joseph Mubita
I don’t know where girls got the idea of not revealing their age; but it saves me every year during the obnoxious birthday song where I have to reveal my age. 27th October, 2000 is the day I came into this dark world. I don’t like parting like my friends. I love horror movies and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Play With Me” by Mubita Joseph Mubita
Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
If the school principal, or the teachers, or parents, or any of the other kids knew, they never mentioned it and probably wouldn’t be believed anyway. Judy and I know for a fact Jason the janitor lives in Tacoma’s Woodbrook Middle School basement. Not only that, his mother lives there, too. The janitor is really … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “The Janitor Act One” by Carl “Papa” Palmer
Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
I was kissing my houseplants good night, half asleep and with eyes drooping. Suddenly a flash lit up the window of my third-floor flat. Startled, it took me a few seconds to regain my vision, but when I came back to myself, the burst below settled into the everyday scene of a neighbour reversing their … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Houseplant Ghost Glance” by Greg Anton
Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
In late March of 1982, there was a small farmhouse along the outskirts of Southern Mississippi. The home was built fifteen years prior by a newly wed Mr. and Mrs. Moore, and four years later became home to their only son William Moore. The Moores grew only two things on their farm: soy beans and … Continue reading Days of Halloween: “Voles” by S. Day
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
