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Month: August 2019

Girl of His Dreams by Ron. Lavalette

August 31, 2019 admin 1 Comment

He purchased her wedding ring long before they even met.

Ron. Lavalette is a very widely-published writer living on the Canadian border in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, land of the fur-bearing lake trout and the bilingual stop sign. His first …

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Posted in: 10-Word Stories Filed under: Ron. Lavalette

The Low Moral High Ground by Kim Farleigh

August 29, 2019 admin Leave a comment

A ten-storey residential block faced a fenced-off area of bare, beige-coloured turf. The fence had two gates through which people took their dogs to have run-rounds. The area had been set aside by the local council for that purpose.

The …

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Kim Farleigh

Boys and Cars and Cigarettes by Ivan Faute

August 27, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Andi knew right away the excursion was a mistake. She sold the field trip as a foray into the country, an afternoon of fresh air, and hiking amongst the carefully manicured estate grounds. The online pictures showed an epic main …

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Ivan Faute

Spider by Colleen Moyne

August 25, 2019 admin 3 Comments

I watched lazily from my chair as the large black spider made its way across the polished linoleum of the day-room floor, its agile limbs working in perfect rhythm.

Reaching the upholstered footstool where my bare feet rested, it stopped …

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Posted in: Flash Fiction Filed under: Colleen Moyne

The Counterfeiters by Mark Kodama

August 23, 2019 admin 1 Comment

I.

   Sam and Billie watched dust rise from the potato harvester as the sun began to set. Nightfall was fast approaching. Under the cover of darkness they would be able to fill their dirty canvas sacks with potatoes. Living the …

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Mark Kodama

Evergreen by Brenda Gvozdanovic

August 21, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Whenever a recipe calls for bay leaves, I can’t help but think of Irena. From the simmering warmth of my winter kitchen, I’m transported to the Adriatic in high summer. 

You see, I have them still, the bay leaves she …

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Posted in: Nonfiction, Essay, Memoir Filed under: Brenda Gvozdanovic

Blood Moon by William R. Stoddart

August 18, 2019 admin Leave a comment

I pulled up to the front of Dwight’s home and some guy in a tuxedo said he’d park my car. I put the welder’s goggles over my eyes, donned my hardhat and walked through the great mahogany doors into the foyer. Dwight …

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Posted in: Flash Fiction Filed under: William R. Stoddart

Love Path by Les Brown

August 17, 2019 admin 2 Comments

Rhoda Honeycutt had been saving herself for anyone. She daydreamed of love and buried herself in worn-out copies of True Romance passed from one set of desperate hands to another. At school Billy’s crowd passed by her as if she …

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Les Brown

Sketching Snowflakes by James Bates

August 15, 2019 admin 4 Comments

Back then, back when he was just a gangly kid and before he became an artist, I felt I had a job to do – teach my son to be better at sports than I ever was. I’d been a …

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Posted in: Flash Fiction Filed under: James Bates

Anatomy of a Firefighter by Joanna Kadish

August 13, 2019 admin 1 Comment

There’s a picture of me at three cutting my hair with kitchen shears hoping to look like my two brothers, leaving me with stubby hair bordered by bald spots, leading to haircuts for all my dolls. I paraded their shorn …

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Posted in: Flash Fiction Filed under: Joanna Kadish

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