Flaky ~ Hannah Singletary

Dec 12, 2019 | Fiction

“I’ve got my outfit all picked out. I’m wearing the green velvet pants with the buttons on the sides. I think he’ll like them. And then I’m just going to wear a plain white sweater and those cute red flats with the bows on them. I hope he likes it.” I can feel myself...

Can’t Buy A Second of Time ~ Terrance McCrystal

Dec 12, 2019 | Fiction

Nothing but complete disappointment ran across my mind the afternoon when the knowledge of my father’s cancer first came to me. There it was, a doctor’s note on the kitchen table opened with the words cancer treatment options. My heart practically sank to the floor. I...

Not that you’d notice ~ Katy Shero

Dec 12, 2019 | Fiction

apple.  water.  gum.  gum. water.  french toast sticks (1 ½).  water.  done. mom made breakfast for dinner, so of course i had to include that. it’s okay— it’s my cheat day. i’m closer to my goal than before. just a few more; ana said i can manage.  it’s what oliver...

Brodie Bear ~ Katy Shero

Dec 12, 2019 | Fiction

Red maple trees that lined the quaint neighborhood swayed in the breeze. It was a particularly crisp day, but nothing too out of the ordinary for a Northeastern September afternoon. Except for the unordinary yard sale the burgundy bungalow on the corner was having....

Excerpt From “In and Out of the Oven: Six Narratives”

Dec 10, 2019 | Fiction, Kalliope

While an undergraduate at Penn State University, Kayleb Rae Candrilli won the English Department’s 2013 Edward J. Nichols Memorial Award for Fiction, for a piece entitled, “In and Out of the Oven: Six Narratives,” which was then published in Kalliope 2013. The...

Writing Under Deadline ~ Ellis Stump

Dec 6, 2018 | Fiction

THIS DOCUMENT IS LEGALLY PROTECTED MATERIAL PROPERTY OF LIFE OR BREATH OF FRESH AIR D.R. SERVICES   Writing Under Deadline   Handcuffs significantly encumbered writing, Leslie learned, bothered with the hand that hovered uselessly just above and behind her...