Latest Submissions
“Zombie,” “Shameless,” “Short-Cuts: Quatrains of Fear, Volume II (4-6),” and “Chupa-Ku, Volume VII: No. 31-35”
Zombies there aren’t any zombies in this old house nope, not a single one in here or out not a single man, not a single spouse not a single zombie…
Emperors, Part 2
The two agents board a flight for Los Angeles, coach, only one checked bag each; the Director of National Intelligence is already applying the…
Losing Charles
The whispered numbers echoed a little. She couldn’t believe that he was gone. 74 years her brother had known her. She had been born when her brother…
A Siamese Affair
Shimon’s phone rang as he finished davening his afternoon prayers in his bedroom. “Old Putz,” the caller ID flashed. He removed his kippah and rolled…
“Okay Obelisk” and “Discourse Between Saint and Dog”
Okay Obelisk This unblinking obsidian. or maybe onyx. Soapstone stoicism til it deigns to smile. But only at my confusion. The grandmaster has……
The Shadow Men, Part 2 — Excerpt 1
January 1930 John Savage crept down the darkened hallway, one foot carefully in front of the next. Certain sections of the floor contained…
The Nightmare World: A Review of The Palace of Dreams by Ismail Kadare
The Palace of Dreams by Ismail Kadare (Arcade, 2014) The Palace of Dreams is the first book by Ismail Kadare I have read. He is a very respected…
A Strange Light Tonight
Why it took me so long to get used to it, God only knows. Does everything really come to those who wait, as the old adage goes? It doesn't, I can…
“Alone,” “Flashbacks,” “How it Is,” and Other Poems
Alone They send you to this war alone you get shipped to some unit where you’re not even asked your name. If they ask, they might like you and the…
Kicked Out
Johnny came downstairs. It was the COVID pandemic. He was at home with his mum and he had no job. Johnny put the kettle on and put the instant coffee…
