by Sam Simon We called him ‘Uncle’ as if his name were ‘Grandpa.’ I remember two things about him: The first is how he’d hunch over at the table, his accent thick with longing for a time when candies were flavored with bitter herbs. The … Continue readingUncle Uncle

by Jessica Evans Norman’s cadenza, every single morning, fur against skin, silent with an aftershock sizzle. Irina blinks in time with her cat, metronome, silent. Pre-dawn makes the sheets heavy. Irina peels them back slowly, Norman’s eyes tracking her, moving in time with her movements. … Continue readingUn Po Di Piu (a little more)

Review: Ghosts of You by Cathy Ulrich Okay Donkey Press, 2019 ($15.00) Mark Jednaszewski                                                                             If you read flash fiction on web journals, then you already know who Cathy Ulrich is. If you don’t know her, then let me tell you that she is one of … Continue readingReview: Ghosts of You

by Cathy Ulrich The Paralympian at the end of the world goes to the track to run as she has always done. She straps on her running blades, leaves her prosthetic legs lying at the side of the track. She doesn’t think how they look … Continue readingWhere the World Used to Be

by Mercedes Lawry On the bedroom wall, a window, curtained in pale green. He is in the bed and can only see a thin slice of sky. The sky is sometimes a soft blue, sometimes sketched with clouds or muddy gray. Rarely, at night, a … Continue readingGreen Curtains