“I’ll be honest,” he puffs then tells his tale of resurrection.
Category: Short Fiction
Caregiver
We’d pretend that Olivia was my baby, giving her a doll’s soother to suck and pushing her around in one of its prams.
Paper Gods
There is pain, and then there is that cold hand in mine, becoming warmer, like a kiss on the cheek.
The Fall of Rome
“I can’t be pregnant, Father. Can you help me, Father?”
The Magpie’s Bride
The wedding day arrives. Her brothers have kept watch all night, to see that she will not try to escape.
The Hottest Month
I ran down to greet her before anyone else.
Unloading
A woman comes home full of a hundred thoughts.
Stile 13
Since the now widely reported discovery of Stile 13, speculation has grown as to why the gateway remained unseen for so long.
Hobbes
Colman McIlraith was nicknamed Hobbes not because he lectured in History or Political Science.
The Things we Never Knew we Needed
Martina’s hands tremored against the buffering wind.