“For onlookers, it must have been an Oscar-worthy sixty-second silent movie. From now on, if anyone asks me if I’ve ever fallen in love at first sight, I shall say yes, for one glorious minute on 21 December 2008.” ― Josie Silver
“The Voice of Hatred” by N.J. Linnehan, Winner of the 2018 Fall Fiction Contest
I sit within my sound-proof cubicle inside the Tai-lonian Social Services Department. The light of my glass-top computer pulsates, the notifications for my messages never ceasing. I swipe the user-interface, and the monitor goes black. I turn to a single piece of decoration on an adjacent wall. The details of the aged landscape painting have … Continue reading “The Voice of Hatred” by N.J. Linnehan, Winner of the 2018 Fall Fiction Contest
“Ghost Images” by Karen Collier, 2018 Non-Fiction Fall Contest Winner
“Mama, why does Daddy get his name in the Bible twice, and mine’s in there just once?” I was five when I confronted my mother as she stood at the kitchen counter, barefoot in her sleeveless blouse and pedal pushers, dipping a wet chicken leg into flour. My mother dropped the chicken back onto the … Continue reading “Ghost Images” by Karen Collier, 2018 Non-Fiction Fall Contest Winner
“Peach Jam” by Sara Eddy, Fall Poetry Winner 2018
Sometimes after all the work, after cutting the cling from the stone and excising the bruises, after measuring the pectin and balancing the tart lemon with a mountain of sugar-- sometimes still something goes bad. The pectin fails or the peaches turn brown, or in the final instance a jar cracks in the boil and … Continue reading “Peach Jam” by Sara Eddy, Fall Poetry Winner 2018
Interview with Tyler Gillespie, Author of “Florida Man: Poems”
“Florida Man stories often go viral for their weirdness such as “Florida Man Arrested for Drunk Dialing 911 When He Wanted Vodka,” but there’s more to him than a punchline, which Tyler Gillespie breaks down through an exploration of his home state’s history, landscape, and his own recovery from substance abuse. In the tradition of … Continue reading Interview with Tyler Gillespie, Author of “Florida Man: Poems”
Confessions of a Spook by Michael Washburn
Let me tell you just how enjoyable the scrutiny of strangers can be. Today I am a hard, bitter man with little use for boyish fantasy. But my younger self craved the adventure, the romance, the thrill that the impressionable associate with the life of an agent in the service of Australia’s government. Having done … Continue reading Confessions of a Spook by Michael Washburn
Non-Fiction Spring 2018 Winner
Tuna Melt with a Side of Grief by L.D. Zane “Twenty-three-ninety-five for the buffet! Are they kidding?” I asked Grace. “That’s what the sign says, Lewis. And that’s the senior price!” she responded with despair. “For a Christmas Day buffet at the West End Family Restaurant?” I turned toward Grace and asked, “Did they say anything … Continue reading Non-Fiction Spring 2018 Winner
