New Salem University by Bill Curtis “Why does Socrates end the dialogue by talking about a myth of all things? Isn’t that puzzling? Isn’t myth…
Posts published in “Stories”
Humorous fiction and short stories
by Jeffrey Meyers As a college student I’d been traveling alone for a month through Greece, Yugoslavia and Germany, where I didn’t know the languages,…
By Louis Marvick ‘But how the devil did it come about in the first place,’ I asked, ‘that the conductor of a great symphony orchestra…
Loved, Solvent, Alive Casey Alexander A hostile-looking woman flickered onto the screen. As the established employee, Erin enjoyed the privilege of drabness: she’d thrown a…
Silent Night, Holy Night Sona Lea Dombourian I have changed my foreign ways and am reborn. Imbued with the Spirit, I will go West and…
Edward Giron The voices in the room returned at the same hour. I knew to expect them, to invite them, to welcome them. When…
To Pee or Not to Pee by Virginia Konchan An unnamed, middle-aged female Amazon Fulfillment worker getting paid $12/hour without benefits, working 40 hours a…
Chapter Two: Names “The tribe, huh? You should take advantage of that.” I was sitting in a downtown cafe with my former political science teacher,…
by Kristine Laco I headed to my illegal occupation, expecting it to be a normal Tuesday. I am a consensual participant in one of the…
by Casey Alexander There was no reason to reopen the door to the office–they’d made it clear that John wasn’t needed inside–but some instinct made…
by Jeffrey Meyers Rereading James Salter’s delightful Life Is Meals: A Food Lover’s Book of Days reminded me of the best meals in my life,…
By Eric D. Lehman The hobo arrived at Mark Twain’s house at sunset. Sun rays slanted across the tumbling creek and ancient elms. The large…
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