PROMPT ONE
Time and the tattoo
“Ready, Angie?” Parker asked me.
I glanced at the computer as it finished running its comprehensive preliminary test for the fifth time in a row. The screen flashed green. We were all set.
“As I’ll ever be,” I answered with a forced grin. We were about to make the impossible possible ...
by Susannah Martin
SERENDEPUTY
by Jake Sauppe
Reese bolted around the corner of the alley with a quick pivot from his left leg, causing him to nearly take a spill on the cracked sidewalk. The force of his own lunge took him off guard – he didn’t normally need to run this fast on an average work day, but now those weeks of morning jogs were finally paying off.
The hooded figure slipped into the streets at the end of the alley ...
The Glass Jumper
by Elizabeth McKinney
What do you see when you look in the mirror? A sheet of glass that has captured your likeness perfectly—or imperfectly, depending on its quality. Sometimes you’ll see a smile, shined brightly back at you when you’re getting ready for that third date and you’re starting to think he might be the one. Sometimes you’ll get frustration, or even tears, because they turned down your résumé and ...
1983
by K. Mello
It was the winter of eighty three; I had stepped into the bus station to wait out the heavy snow that was covering the city and the biting wind that was slicing through my jacket. I strode towards just any old bench and positioned myself upon it. Naturally, my curiosity finally rose up so my eyes began to wander for something to sate it ...
THE DINER
by Marijke Fulton
It was raining. I liked the rain, though. I liked the way it ran down the windows in droplets, a couple at first, then joining together and falling down in silent waves. I pressed my hand against the glass, rubbing my thumb over the chilly surface. Though mid-morning, the sky had still to reflect some semblance of light, and the wind whistling through the panes did little to ...
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