The Face You Show
This part of town is tough. We see more police cars than florist delivery vans, but it suits my budget for the moment, and I have learned a great…
The Barleys
Frank Barley loved his family. He waved to the mailman now and then and voted when it suited him. He made no bones about his distrust of blacks and…
Hedonic Obliteration
Beneath a digitalized sky, near-infinite neon billboards convulsed. I descended bloody stairs leading to a dark alley filled with cybernetic…
Rogue Noses
Detective Rolland had been called to the scene. “What the hell happened here?” he asked the sergeant, who was still furiously busy recording the…
Preheat Your Oven
“It says it’s preheated, but it barely feels warm!” Sarah complained to her friend, Amy. “A brand new gas oven---defective! So aggravating!” Sarah…
Soon-to-be-Pizza
The first time Amitha cooked a meal to feed her family of six was the day the Saint made the mistake of eating too many Dairy Milk bars. The Saint…
Silence
After 20 years, Abel Gittle finally figured out a proper response to his life. It was April of 1968. Abel went to bed on a Wednesday night, said…
Five Smooth Stones
Katie slid the tray of cookies out of the oven, making sure none of them slipped off. Not too hard, not too sweet; just the way her son liked them.…
Cadmium
Audrey insisted on keeping the room dark. “You’re complaining about headaches, Mike. Keeping the lights in the room off and the light coming in from…
The Three Ages of Woman
It creeps across her legs, her trim, her ever so smooth and graceful legs just for a moment before coming to a halt on the hem of her faint blue…
