A COLLECTION OF THE BEST short STORIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
A COLLECTION OF THE BEST short STORIES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
Whatever shape reality takes is often a reflection of the world around us. Through the art of storytelling, we are able to understand our society, our culture, and ourselves better.
A Man of Class
Arthur threw down The Wall Street Journal onto the tablecloth. After pushing his soft-boiled egg and toast to the center of the table, he tore off the bottom right corner of the paper containing the story that prompted his revulsion. Then he grabbed his cell phone and...
Bubbles
bubbles | illustrations by seth williams She was walking barefoot, back and forth in the way too long corridor of her house and thinking: Sabuncakis must be closed by now, coffee shops must be packed with people, sea buses must be slicing through the dark blue waters...
Cultural Commentaries
A genuine REFLECTION OF THE human EXPERIENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD.
Always and Always
illustrations by ana carolina maciel Rachel’s family had a huge farm with something like 13 acres. She reminded me about all the acres when she tied me to a tree so far away from her parents’ stone mansion that I could no longer see it over all the rolling hills in...
It Seemed Funny Now
I have a fear of never thriving. The other day, I saw a man looking at his reflection in the window of a closed ice cream shop. Temperatures had fallen to far below freezing and the snowbanks which lined the streets were now stale, pocked from the fleeting heat of...
Defining Characteristic | Black “T” n Blue Jeans
When you see her at any place, at any time, whether it’s hanging out with a group of friends or hanging with her family or while at work or at school...whether it’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Whether she’s traveling the country...
Trigger Happy
In photos of myself from that day, I stand with my right foot in front of my left, my weight leaning into the gun, just like Chris taught me. One eye squinted, the other wide open, focused. When I look at the photos, I feel even more in control than I felt in the...
Whatever shape reality takes is often a reflection of the world around us. Through the art of storytelling, we are able to understand our society, our culture, and ourselves better.
Bound by Blood
Condensation dripped off the walls of the sewer tunnel. A rat scurried by the pale man with the spiky black hair. Squeaking loudly, it ventured off into the gloom. Erasmus Zain was tall and muscular. He wore a black leather cloak with a silver mink lining, black...
Jell-O
Jell-O | illustrations by sidney teles I opened the refrigerator door. Wow. Incredible. There was nothing but plastic racks and a winters breeze. I did a prostate examination of the fridge’s interior. Up. Down. Side to side. Twisting. Turning. Clamping. Squeezing....
PUR
PUR | illustrations by ana carolina maciel “A third body has been discovered floating in the Escondido river this morning at approximately 5:00AM. There were ligature marks around their wrists, ankles, and neck. The bodies were dumped in areas that are surveillance...
REVISITING LUMBARTON
revisiting lumbarton | illustrations by sidney teles “Compassion is dangerous.” Ben’s electric blue eyes spark and he leans across the red tabletop in the Waffle House booth. “And your religion is compassion. My religion is capitalism.” I cringe and inch toward the...
Bwoot Heel Bwoose
bwoot heel bwoose | illustrations by sidney teles At Shindig!: The Buckner-Ragsdale Annual Bi-Family Reunion, Mona stood watching her son, Bucky, careen through the relatives who dotted the Missouri Desert Picnic Grounds like a prickly heat rash. Why must these things...
SUPER MAN
Once, there was a superhero who didn’t know how to fly. He was on his fourth drink, and his tie hung limply around his collar. His face was in shadow hiding the stubble on his chin. He was slumped back in his chair and swirled his drink. He absentmindedly tapped his...
Cultural Commentaries
A genuine REFLECTION OF THE human EXPERIENCE IN TODAY’S WORLD.
Always and Always
illustrations by ana carolina maciel Rachel’s family had a huge farm with something like 13 acres. She reminded me about all the acres when she tied me to a tree so far away from her parents’ stone mansion that I could no longer see it over all the rolling hills in...
It Seemed Funny Now
I have a fear of never thriving. The other day, I saw a man looking at his reflection in the window of a closed ice cream shop. Temperatures had fallen to far below freezing and the snowbanks which lined the streets were now stale, pocked from the fleeting heat of...
Defining Characteristic | Black “T” n Blue Jeans
When you see her at any place, at any time, whether it’s hanging out with a group of friends or hanging with her family or while at work or at school...whether it’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Whether she’s traveling the country...
Trigger Happy
In photos of myself from that day, I stand with my right foot in front of my left, my weight leaning into the gun, just like Chris taught me. One eye squinted, the other wide open, focused. When I look at the photos, I feel even more in control than I felt in the...
