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
Griffin’s Lecture
By Andrew Nickerson The lecture hall of Meade Academy of Magic buzzed with anticipation as students settled behind the room’s many layered desks. As the smells of various cafeteria lunch/drink specials floated all around, merging with the antiquated orders of wood and stone, everyone anxiously awaited the arrival of their special guest: Professor G. Griffin, … Continue reading Griffin’s Lecture
The Puma That She Met One Day
By Frances Gaudiano Lucy was standing at the edge of the field. It hadn’t been tilled recently and there was still stalks of growth left from previous years, dry and battered in the morning breeze. She began to walk along a narrow footpath between the weeds. After a bit, she felt a presence behind her … Continue reading The Puma That She Met One Day
Ivan and the Umbrella
By Ruby Pressman Tonight we said our goodbyes. I started crying and he started laughing. "Why are you laughing?" I asked him."Because I don't want to cry." *** We met on New Year's Eve. It was a foggy rainy day and I was feeling kind of down -- had gone to a local restaurant near … Continue reading Ivan and the Umbrella
Lucky Dog, Unlucky Dog
By Debbie Robertson Lucky Dog lived on a boulevard lined with ancient oaks that spread their wide branches to shade the walk where children played. Birds sang their songs and squirrels chattered merrily as they scrambled up trunks and made flying leaps from tree to tree. Unlucky Dog lived near a busy street in the … Continue reading Lucky Dog, Unlucky Dog
Academy of the Heart And Mind 