Therapy for Millennials

Dr. Haag stared out the filthy window of his office and remembered that he had no Windex. Meant to buy some on the way in this morning. He didn’t…


Architect of Himself

“In Stockholm, in Sweden, there’s an art academy. It’s one of these official government academies, producing rubbish, government-approved…


Chase, Part 1

The child lived with his father and mother on a university campus. His parents called him "Baby" and “Toddy.” The boy loved animals. His parents…


Dark Renaissance

Romania, Year of Our Lord 1460 “I'm hunger. I'm thirst. Where I bite, I hold till I die, and even after death, they must cut out my mouthful from my…


The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 23: I Have to See Her

I made Grandpa Pete happy by coming to stay in my old room temporarily. Besides, both Luther and I were put on suspension until a full investigation…


Rejection Letters Project

Dear Contributor, Thanks so much for allowing us the privilege of looking into your work which will undoubtedly go into history as one of the most…


The Pilgrim’s Digress: Chapter 2

They returned to Cambridge Hall to find a line of men at the entrance, each with a thick document in hand. Amos proceeded ahead of them into the…


Our Father, Who Art in Heaven

He was five, standing in a scratchy suit next to his grandmother, who had a hanky in one hand and was squeezing his hand tightly with the other.…


Strings, Strings

"I don't want to be here. Listen, just let me go. I won't tell a soul. I don't even have anyone to tell, I don't have any friends. Just little…


Solus and Hope

How can one actually describe the pain of an isolated man? This question first popped into my head in the midst of a long and difficult night, the…