By Victoria Hewitt Her hair is grayed at the temples now. Her bones are more brittle and her voice cracks when she speaks to her cat. Her children live across the country with families of their own and her husband of 40 years passed away from the impact of the car that struck him while … Continue reading She Pretends Not to Speak
Burning Blue
By Ellie Stewart A pair of eyes, bluer than the midday sky, gleamed in the black dungeon. It had worked. The master’s invention had finally come to life as expected. As soon as the news was broken to the rest of the town, the old tinker on the outskirts of civilization would no longer live … Continue reading Burning Blue
Where the Sun is Silent
By Austin Jones he air was dry and heavy. The sun gave no warmth though it shone bright. Once, not long ago, a serene mountain with lush green trees and open trails. It was now covered in thick snow. Tobin was hunting and being hunted. He hoped he would find his god-forsaken dragon fast, before … Continue reading Where the Sun is Silent
The Love of a Mother
By Taryn Miller Something was wrong. It took Reilly a few seconds to recognize it, but then it hit her: Teagan wasn’t crying. Teagan woke up crying every morning—it was how she let her mother know that she was awake. Reilly also suspected that she was afraid because she was all alone, but her father … Continue reading The Love of a Mother
An Acre of Gold
By Robert H. Kono An acre of vacant land lay in front of Kenny Oyama’s house, a 1920s vintage building in need of a fresh coat of paint to replace the peeling flakes of white. Kenny was not as concerned about painting the house as he was putting the acre to use—to augment his and … Continue reading An Acre of Gold
The Window
By Ed Bogdan Ever since John’s accident, the window has been his pain. The buck’s antlers were so majestic that his mind’s eye left the road. His body healed but his brain was beleaguered with new built-in fears. His window to the world, previously open to nature’s beauty, became foggy and defiled with images fractured … Continue reading The Window
Snow Angel
By Richard Patterson The old man trudged strenuously through the foot deep snow in the Alaskan wilderness. His heart was pounding in his chest and he had to keep telling himself that it was not as hard as it seemed, that he was going to make it back to his cabin. He was just under … Continue reading Snow Angel
A Blast from the Past
By Nancy Machlis Rechtman Marcus had been 10 years old when the time capsule was buried beneath the cornerstone of the new movie theater on Main Street and Pine on May 27, 1975. Originally, it was agreed that the capsule would be opened in 50 years, in the year 2025. Marcus couldn’t even imagine being … Continue reading A Blast from the Past
Fenrir – The Dangerous Pup
By Aleksandar Nikolov We were a pretty strange family, but we were a family after all. It was just my brother, my sister, my mom, and me. They told me that dad is a God, a tiny human God. Mom on the other hand was a giant, my brother was a snake and my sister, … Continue reading Fenrir – The Dangerous Pup
Dirty Currency
By K. Mark Schofer The air hung lazily clinging to every nook and crevice with stubborn determination. An overhead fan twirled languidly, hardly making a dent in the late afternoon heat. Sweat dripped down Flora’s back, one drip at a time. The salty moisture accumulated in tiny puddles on the pink plastic school chair where … Continue reading Dirty Currency
Academy of the Heart And Mind 