2008

Monday - They Told You To be Kind -...

Washing off the bitter sweat, lickingof the wine I rubbed offthat syntheticscent whichpermeates me...

Monday - The Walking Coma - David...

The walking coma? Boy, yeah. Yeah I know the walking coma. Shit, yeah, I know it. I seen men with...

Sunday - A Malady Particular To This...

When he got to the booth Brooklyn had selected—her back to the wall, but somewhat secluded in...

Saturday - Where Hearts Should Lie (Part...

Common sense tells us that in order to really see the truth in someone, you’d have to konw...

Wednesday - From Here to There -...

Mark sits on a snow lift, a snowboard strapped to his left foot. A girl he doesn’t know, and...

Monday - 14/2/08: an excerpt - David...

One hour to London. We areabout to fly over Ireland. Justlooking at the map. Dublin andBelfast were...

Sunday - A Malady Particular To This...

“Mike?”“Yeah.  Brooklyn?”“Yeah.”She was shorter in person than...

Saturday - Turning in and out - Jacob...

We’re turning in and outCan’t tell up from downWe’re burning up in smokeand...

Wednesday - The Kid - Brandon

The Kid is twelve years old. The Kid solves mysteries. He’s got a sidekick and a skateboard....

Monday - You said: "This morning's...

Following your mother’s written instructionswe constructed each layer threetimes (three...

Sunday - Signifying Something - Will M.

“You’re late.” Normally this would be a running joke between Quinn and Jason, but...

Saturday: J & A Inc. Part V - Jacob...

“So the killer is Henry Ericcson then, you’re sure of it?” asked Edward....

Thursday: "So What if We're...

Lenina There’s no such thing as the perfect couple. There’s the couple that everyone...

Wednesday - Gallery - Brandon

A Gallery.Cassie Hansen. A 34 year old married woman. She’s a knock out, always dressed as if...

Monday - Tickets in September - David...

He woke, the black comforter tangled in his bare, pale legs.  The ceiling fan did little to...

Saturday - Spinning Wheel - Jacob...

You were the flame swallowerand I was the spinning wheelOh! to the carnival we’d gotrying to...

Thursday: "I'm Not a Creep, Just a...

Chapter Two I still found myself parked in front of Cheating Robert’s house. This time,...

Monday - And We Haven’t the Time to...

In twos we would explore thevices we knew.  Even in the darkest corners on the dirtiest mattresses...

Sunday - "The Morning After" - Will M.

Val met Caitlyn for brunch at Hugo’s.  They had discovered it a year back when Caitlyn...

Thursday: "I'm Not a Creep, Just a...

Chapter One So here I am, parked across the street from his house and staring at him and his...

Wednesday - Baby Ruth - Brandon

I was born as a c-section on the beach of Malibu. Of course, my mother, a surfer, could never keep...

Monday - The Disappearance of Forty...

“Well it is fucking shit! Ya hear me? If you’ll pardon the French” “We are quite fluent in French...

Sunday - Quickly - Will M.

Her eyes were almost perfect — a flaw, like Faye Dunaway’s character in Chinatown, broke...

Saturday: Glacier - Jacob Martinez

You were standing thereout in the coldI couldn’t helpthe wind was blowingdown the mystic...

Thursday: "Stopwatch" by Mandatory...

Chapter the First Sodium Chloride or sodium chlorate? “I don’t think that’s a subject you need to...

Wednesday - This Place is a Prison -...

Every day I feel more confined to this body I was born into. I’d like to think I could fly, if...

Tuesday - Jane - Daniel West

I’m on a train,Going to Maine,To live with my girl named Jane,She is wicked cool,And likes to...

Monday - The Disappearance of Michael...

 The fire alarm goes off awaking Joseph from his light slumber.  Slowly surrendering to...

Sunday - Cleanup on Aisle Three - Will...

She was casually pawing through the loaves of bread, the boyfriend (whom she never thought of, when...

Saturday - The Dark One - Jacob...

It wasn’t always there, The Dark One, not like the others which had always been, who were...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" By...

(Part Six) I was glad when the bell rang for class to be over. I sped out of there as fast as I...

Wednesday - Dinner Table: A Short Play -...

A small table is set with two plates, two drinking glasses, and utensils. Clementine, 28, sits on...

Tuesday - On Writing - Sean Best

Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherised...

Monday - Four Quarters - David McGovern

Torn collegiate black mesh, held together seemingly by habit alone, carried over flip-flopped...

Sunday - Into The Black (I.) - Will M.

I didn’t think he’d show. Part of me didn’t want him to show.  He’d left the voicemail on Friday. ...

Saturday - A & J inc. Part iv - Jacob...

The next morning I showed up to the office dressed business casual, as per J’s request and...

Friday: "Heist" (Part II) by Peter W....

(Part I here) Jackson JACKSON HAD practiced this maneuver many times in Benny’s apartment. He no...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" by...

(Part Five) We stopped in front of his locker and I watched at he turned the lock and opened his...

Wednesday - Bipolar: A Play in Two Acts...

Setting: Gray stage, Brain like. Intermittent flashes of light pierce the stage and backdrop -...

Tuesday - In Remembrance - Sean Best

Poetry is dead, I write its epitaph in verse. My humble prayer to messiah wishes birds still dared...

Monday: " Mr. Straight Up and Down Man"...

Mr. Straight Up and Down Man It is the Communists. I know it seems hardto believe, but it is true....

Sunday - Quickie Novel Reviews - Will...

No fiction this week as I’ve been too under the weather to get a good draft. Instead, I offer...

Saturday - J & A inc. Part III - Jacob...

J and Edward came back late that night, Addison and I had decided to wait for them and relaxed a...

Friday: "Heist" by PeterWKnox (part I)

The Teller THE ANXIETY making her rattle the coffee cup wasn’t due to the caffeine. In fact, the...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" By...

(Part Four)  It took my mind a couple of seconds to realize what had happened. Sadly, in those few...

Wednesday - Tim & Chad On Time Travel -...

        “I bet there are millions of time travelers all around us,” says Tim.         “There’s no...

Tuesday: "The Drift" by Sean

Sleepless nights, endless streets, minds that wander empty corridors, dreams recalled on feedback...

Sunday - Brought To You By The Letter V...

“Well, we’ve got to run…there’s—there’s spaghetti in the fridge...

Saturday - J & A Inc. Part II - Jacob...

“Can you believe it? We’re actual detectives now!” Edward exclaimed ...

Friday: "Real Life Experiences in GTA's...

1.I took my cousin Roman out to play pool at a crosstown bar. He said on the phone that’s what...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" By...

(Part Three)  This school system ran on blocked days. There was an A day which consisted of four...

Wednesday - Vampire Bees - Brandon

    I get that you don’t have a ton of time, so let me make this story short. Listen, I’d be the...

tuesday- left overs- sam

why didn’t I tell you I loved you thenwhen we were lying in bed, our bodies touchingwhy didn’t I...

Sunday - Opening Scene - Will

Fade in on me, on the bus, going to class. Then focus on the look of shock in my eyes. It can’t be...

Saturday - J & A Inc (Part I) - Jacob

{Stay tuned for a couple more saturdays for the rest of the story!}                            ...

Friday - Verbal Vulnerability by Peter...

“HOW DO YOU know you love me?” I rolled over on my side to face her, adjusting the...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" by...

(Part Two) I killed the rest of the week by finishing decorating my room, and unwrapping CDs. I...

Wednesday - Morning Person - Brandon

        “Promise you’ll be here forever? No matter what happens?” she whispered to him. They were...

Tuesday - short term memory loss

He never looked the same after that night. He never had the same chocolate brown eyes or slick...

Monday - Tact - Jessica

Post to: meganeJune 15, 20062:46 a.m.Subject: Tact. Is it worth it?How do you tell a guy you slept...

Sunday - Apathetic Checklist - Will

The next morning: When I get dressed in a rush that I try to not have look like a rush she gives me...

Saturday - I am a cloned woman - Jacob

It fell with a thud next to me, and everything stopped. The two men on top of me and the knife...

Friday: "Sensationalism" by Peter W....

Since I was a child, at the end of most every family dinner, milk drank, holding up our empty dishes...

Thursday: "Pretty is as Pretty Does" by...

(Part One) I wandered over to the large desk furnished with hardbound and paperback books of...

that night

we were lovers that night. that one night. we knew only each other and nothing else. we sat for...

orphaned works and their copyrights

I am sharing with you all an op-ed piece published in Speakerphone Magazine just a few days ago. The...

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