Etiqueta: a short stories
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YOU SHOULD KNOW I FEEL THE SAME by Mike Steeden
Sincerity counts for nothing to The Lady of The LakeShe’s forgotten all her secrets; all her vowsShe paints pictures; speaks in riddles I can’t work outSmiles, claps her hands and takes her bowsThey called you an ‘enchantress’ in the legendYou said you were good with that and the fancy gigs…
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“BAD @ LOVE” by Katya Mills
She likes to ask the questions that promote suffering and did you sleep with him? You fear her turning on you and tearing you apart yet your sad apple core tells you you deserve it. You aren’t going to lie but you are going to stop answering these questions. One…
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HMS Bounty by Luisa Zambrotta
“Mutiny on the Bounty” – the 1962 American historical drama film starring Marlon Brando – and “The Bounty” – the 1984 British film starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins – are two films dealing with the story of a sailing ship crew that is fed up with their captain’s harsh…
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A SMALL YELLOW SPACE —03 by Steve Clark
Steve Clark A former Senior Editor for The Paris Review, Steve Clark published fiction in The Paris Review, and poems in various magazines. His first bilingual book of poems, From the Ashes (Desde las cenizas), was published to critical acclaim by Huerga y Fierro in Spain, March 2010. City Swimmers…
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The wooden bird with a blue beak | By Trần Băng Khuê
1. That day, the sky was a grey mask. The fog lingered touching everything. The fog hovered as though it was always there. The fog hindered each breath from the soil to high heaven. The main character can only remember that, she can acknowledge nothing else except for the fog,…
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worms in the gut by Bogdan Dragos
You could smell him from the entrance. Always the same. He’d enter, wearing the same faded jeans and brown shirt Pass by the tables salute and shake hands with those he knew, usually the whole place pull out a bill from his back pocket Put it into one of the…
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THE PERFECT MAZE by mike Steeden
Darkness at dawn as the night overstaysDarkness at midnight in a cradle of gravesDarkness the key that fits any lockDarkness the wonder that lover’s forgot Darkness the mother of shadows and rainDarkness the deliverer of pain without gainDarkness the witness to all that is wrongDarkness the destroyer of love and…
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CROSSROADS by Luisa Zambrotta
CROSSROADS I went down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.Down to the crossroads, fell down on my knees.Asked the Lord above for mercy, “Save me if you please.” I went down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.Down to the crossroads, tried to flag a ride.Nobody seemed…
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a man who made it big in life by Bogdan Dragos
he drinks his beer like others drink tea from small ceramic cups with thin, fragile handles And he sits there cross-legged and smacks his lips and licks away the foam mustache and says, “Um, you know, it is not good to write every day. You will find it, um, quite…
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Forest for the Trees (a Return) by Laura Bennett
Image by Kevin from The Beginning at Last Returning to the forest After a long while Rustling breeze of trees Always make me smile The first time I came Among season of Spring With deep green leaves And blue birds that sing Now darker upon Autumn The air is mysterious …
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DEAD ENDING By Katya Mills
A fifth of liquor followed four days of anger and I was done. Done drinking. Done pushing so hard that the pressure made it bleed. I uncurled my toes like a good boy and sat patiently numb on one end of the couch. Through the window facing east I could…
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ALONE, BUT NOT LONELY by Luisa Zambrotta
Liverpool: ELEANOR RIGBY – Statue dedicated to “ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE…” ALONE, BUT NOT LONELYEight Signs You’re Not Lonely Even Being Alone (by Jenny Marchal – abridged) Loneliness is often thought of as negative. It’s defined as depressive feelings of being alone with lack of companionship and support. While it…
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City Swimmers: For the Love of Wasabi Peas —01 by Steve Clark
Steve Clark A former Senior Editor for The Paris Review, Steve Clark published fiction in The Paris Review, and poems in various magazines. His first bilingual book of poems, From the Ashes (Desde las cenizas), was published to critical acclaim by Huerga y Fierro in Spain, March 2010. City Swimmers…
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The dog is sad, while the cat is lonely | Trần Băng Khuê
mèo by Đinh Trường Chinh A short story in Vietnamese by Trần Băng KhuêTranslator: Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm 1. I’m not sure what I wanted to write when it comes to them. A dog, A cat. They came to live with my family. The dog is a Corgi, nearly two…
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They don’t last long unmarried by Bogdan Dragos
I would’ve liked to meet her Get to know her But you know how it is with women like her. They don’t last long unmarried Her wedding was last month and she stopped coming to the bar She would remain a legend among the regulars. She’ll always be remembered as…
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From the Clouds by Lynn White
I’ve seen a dragon in the clouds, a humming bird and a tea table set for tea. Some say they’ve seen angels, or fairy kings and queens.They have all stayed a while, those shapes in the clouds but none have left and none have returned until now. The angel who…
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