The boat sat anchored, barely visible from shore. On its deck a minister stood unsteadily and studied his surroundings – rain drizzled from above while agitated waves slapped the hull. Fins sliced through the swells nearby. Grasping a deep red, leather-bound Bible with his left hand, he raised the right […]
by J.G. Oblivious art by Josh Chambers There I was. Nineteen, tanned, clean-shaven; business casual. Standing in the hallway of the top floor of a strange hotel, just after midnight in Dubai; pushing the elevator button relentlessly in an effort to speed up my not-so-swift retreat. Flight to Kandahar in […]
by Donnie Casto II “I don’t believe in fairy tales, because there is no happily ever after in life.” The words hit him harder than a sucker punch to the stomach. Life broke everyone to a degree, but to hear such a statement from a child whose biggest worry should’ve been […]
by David Pratt Until recently I sold cars for a living. I wasn’t very good at it. I don’t possess the right mercenary spirit, cutthroat ambition and proper lack of ethics to take full advantage of people. I have principles. I am all about honesty and equity, and my empathy usually lies […]
By: Ron Whitehead & Greta Render Mama gave me a tin cup when I was a boy. Til I left home, when I was 17, I wore a thin rope, to hold my pants up. I’ve always been skinny. I kept my tin cup, and a knife with a bottle […]
By: Clayton L. Luce “Only broken people have all of the solutions. That’s why no one listens to them until they’re dead.” Just as quickly as the dense wood had begun at the edge of the drainage ditch, it suddenly ended. We had come upon a strange, nightmarish clearing in […]
By: Maven Cade Leary Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction, and is not intended to encourage or condone the violation of applicable law. Part One: Arrive Early, Exercise Restraint, and Get Some Sleep As soon as we left the city, the temperature dropped by at least ten degrees Celsius. I […]
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