Categoría: a short story
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BETTER HALF OF HEN By Katya Mills
He was on the road driving his load of sand down a numbered highway, dropping it off, switching trailers, picking up another one, rinse and repeat. Ample time to daydream and when he got tired of the radio he turned it down. He had his girl on his mind and…
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“One Last Stop” by Alice Baburek
The wintry mix turned into a hazardous snowstorm. The enormous wipers could not keep the continuous snow from forming ice pellets on the windshield. Even with the weight of the transit vehicle, the long city bus slid along the unplowed streets. Justin Porter struggled with the huge steering wheel. He…
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“Your Lease Will Soon Expire” by Matias Travieso-Diaz
There is nothing more certain in nature than that it is impossible for anybody to be utterly annihilated.– Sir Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum As the ravages of cancer continued to destroy Roddy’s body, doctors prescribed morphine to alleviate his pain and make him oblivious to his decline. The increasing doses of morphine…
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Tailorbird by KJ Hannah Greenberg
Nguyen Thi Minh looked up from her raking. The cool, autumnal breeze was scattering the greenery that she had meant to compost. Whereas she used both the roots and the feathery leaves of her carrots; the roots, stalks, and young leaves of her celery; and the tough, outer leaves as…
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The Heartless Boy by Edward Ahem
Tom Willman was born experiencing no strong feelings, in fact no feelings at all. No love or affection. No hate or dislike. Certainly no fear. The closest he came to emotions were pleasing or displeasing sensations. Tom’s parents, desperate for a smile, had him tested for a litany of diseases,…
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The inferno by Ken Tomaro
I could feel an intense rumbling vibration all around as we pulled into a parking spot in Ecola State Park, a small plot overlooking several views of the Oregon coast. One such view was Cannon Beach, the setting of a fictional town featured in a children’s movie. The rock formations…
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H. Fer —the Barcelona Taxi Driver by J Ré Crivello
The diagonal avenue vanished almost immediately after reaching Passeig de Gràcia. H. Fer stopped his taxi on the corner of La Pedrera. A sea of tourists waited to admire Gaudí’s masterpiece. A woman climbed into the car with a small dog in her arms. She was well-dressed, with a slight…
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“Paradise” by Alice Baburek
The deliberate blow was intense and crippling. Hot spaghetti sauce spewed everywhere across the clean, shiny linoleum. Her stricken body fell heavily to the floor. Pain surged through her head, then down her shaky spine. She tried desperately to catch her breath. Karen Bradley closed her wet eyes. How many…
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flower dog by Bogdan Dragos
“It looks like… A flower dog,” he said, looking at it with ever growing fascination He didn’t know what a ‘flower dog’ was but those were the first words that came to mind as he beheld the thing Others would’ve had different words for it like roadkill He hit it…
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Eyes on the Meadows by Sebastian Iturralde
In the vast meadows of a region blessed with fertile lands and abundant waters, there lived a creature little appreciated by men. Those fields, granted by the King to a group of settlers for their protection and harvest, had long been the home of a beholder. Hukur was the only…
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‘the lynchpin’ By Katya Mills
What should have been me at her trial as the leading witness was instead her at my trial, and twelve jurors convicted me of the crime she committed. Then, during the sentencing phase, she stood up in the back and yelled that I was innocent. The judge had her removed…
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“Spay and Neuter” by Gail Brown
The office waiting room was mostly empty. One man sat with a dog by his side. The dog had a white muzzle and sprawled on the floor as if he had no interest in the world around him. A bulletin board in one corner was only half full. The section…
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“Piercings” by Bill Tope
“Hold still,” cautioned Te. “I don’t want to hurt you.” She edged around the bed upon which Sweeney sat, only partially robed, waiting for his lover to perform her magic, as she’d promised. Theresa, an 88-lb. dynamo, beautiful and perfect in every way, thought Sweeney, struggled to engage him with…
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THE DISSERTATION OF A ROSE by Lê Vĩnh Tài
A short story in Vietnamese by Lê Vĩnh TàiTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương TrâmTHE DISSERTATION OF A ROSEYou receive news of the blooming of an unregulated flower, your latest investigation.You watched the petals open slightly then closed in a whirl, sprouting a tiny bud, conjuring crude imagery. You took pictures and…
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“The Cold Embrace of Fate” by Alice Baburek
The darkened sky seeped into the wintry mix of drifting snow and ice. Dripping icicles hung heavily from the grove of blistered pine trees. Ester Warren blinked several times to remove the fallen snowflakes that gently settled on her closed eyes. A damp chill sank into her spine. The frosty…
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he’s all over the place by Bogdan Dragos
Something wasn’t right about him I mean, the guy was way too rich and privileged to have missing teeth yet his mouth opened like some rusty dungeon gate Every time they tried to fix his teeth he’d break them again intentionally with the claw of a hammer or with a…
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