Fiction/Allen Davis

  Fireball   by Allen Davis “Hey chief,” says the big guy in dirty, mustard-colored overalls as you walk up to the store in the village. “Come ‘ere for a sec. I wanna ask ya somethin’.” He’s got a bloodshot face, a bushy, Santa Claus beard and...
Aura Redwood/Fiction

Aura Redwood/Fiction

Photo by Miguel Orós on Unsplash *** The Itch by Aura Redwood The bell rang, shrill, demanding, echoing through the small classroom.  Without needing to be told twice, a swarm of small children echoed their own cheers in return, clamouring, running to the door, to...
Alexis Rhone Fancher/Fiction

Alexis Rhone Fancher/Fiction

Unsplash: Henning Witzel photo *** His Full Attention   by Alexis Rhone Fancher Eduardo’s exceptionally large. When he drives too fast up the mountain, yanking me to him on the curves, his body is an invitation. I keep my eyes on the road, a silver ribbon, illuminated...
At the Năvodari Camp/Daniel Dragomirescu

At the Năvodari Camp/Daniel Dragomirescu

Novodari, Romania. Booking.com photo ••• At the Năvodari Camp   For Irina, who went to the Năvodari camp by Daniel Dragomirescu One of the dreams I had cherished for a long time when I was a child was to go the mountains or the seaside, since in the places I had...

Thad Rutkowski/The Ore Hole

    THE ORE HOLE   By Thaddeus Rutkowski During a school day, a science teacher took my class on a field trip. We hiked to a patch of trees growing in a crater in the ground. “This was an ore hole,” he explained. “Iron ore was dug here; then it was...