805litFeb 145 minMoonshadow, by Barbara LongMelba held the moon in her hand, caressing it gently, opening and closing her palm around the silvery sheen. It often slipped in through...
805litFeb 91 minIf I Could, by Kimberly BarbourIf she could write you a letter, she would say that she tried. She’d apologize for lying, but it’s all she knew. Lies, and want, and him....
805litFeb 23 minHow She Loved Him, by Tiffany GrimmWith a startled gasp, Enora shot up in bed, her small hand flying to her bosom. Her ragged breathing filled the room until Enora felt her...
805litJan 262 minAt the Overwhelmed Hospital, by John GarmonWe couldn’t get in To visit you. You were in the place Where it’s serious. We waited outside of The inside window, Hoping to get a chance...
805litJan 1910 minOn the Road to Fayetteville, by Tom WadeIn early 1972, I stayed for a short while with my parents in Kansas City after spending the previous year and a half as a volunteer poverty
805litJan 127 minFoundation, by Jesse TamayoThey sat on opposite ends of the room. Jorge against the grate covered radiator, which happened to be off for once, and Cherry on her...
805litJan 53 minTen Biographies, by Christa King-1- She is the oldest of seven children and the mother of one. She and her next sister were born in Pratt, Kansas. Her family moved to...
805litDec 10, 20214 minThings They Don’t Teach You, by Laura GaddisThe following are things I didn’t learn during my birthing class: How you should maybe consider taking the birthing class well before...
805litDec 1, 20213 minLove on a Reptile Planet, by Dawn LoweI didn’t mind being a mail-order bride. Even when I had to travel six years to meet Larry. Mr. Elon Musk himself put us in cold storage...
805litNov 14, 20211 minsunflowers, by McKenna ThemmI’ve learned to resonate with the small and empty space between the brush strokes that comprise the wilting leaves shadowed beneath...
805litNov 3, 20215 minFootnotes on the Poet, by Mary GrimmThe poet left many papers, and his cousin, who appointed himself his literary executor, separated them into plastic boxes bought at a...
805litOct 27, 20213 minLake Leavings, by Brinson Leigh KresgeI. A three-year-old’s preamble: Let’s talk about ants. Ants can walk. Ants don’t have feet. Ants have feet...
805litOct 20, 20217 minLoyalty, by Judith WeckmanMaranda is twenty-five years old, has purple hair, a nose ring, and big blue glasses. She’s a trained opera singer, having graduated from...
805litOct 13, 20211 minHome is Here, by Mary Luna RobledoThe magnolia raises her petals, Embraced by the Carolina sun. Skins soaks in its rays, darkens by the afternoon Like honey tempting the...
805litOct 6, 20213 minThe Swing, by Jessamyn VioletWillow Park was empty when she arrived. The thin strip of orange sunlight was melting at the bottom of deep blue. She stepped over an...
805litSep 22, 20211 minWhen You’re Old (IV), by Robert L. PenickThis world has outgrown us outpaced and outlasted us left us in the rear view mirror waved goodbye with a middle finger advised us our...
805litSep 13, 20215 minLiminal Spaces, by Gwendolin McCreaThe summer that I was seventeen, I worked for my uncle and aunt at their rustic cabin resort in northern Minnesota. They gave me my own...
805litSep 8, 20216 minIn Kitchens We Trust, by Sarah MunnPhone calls to the kitchen during service were a nuisance, so I was gruff when I answered. I regret that now. “Kitchen. Chef.” “Raych,...
805litSep 1, 20212 minLeave a Message, by Thanh DinhWhen you say it like that, you make it so believable, I say. I can still remember the scenery. The sky is blue, the sunlight passes...