The Exam

By Ekaterina Borovikova Translated from the Russian by Irina Modelskay It was a gloomy day, the leaves no longer fell from the trees, the wind did not blow - everything stood still and froze, as if the time of agony and death had passed and a silent, reliable and lingering grief had come. Nothing mattered …

By Faith

By Thomas Page The cave was only recognizable from the top of the hill. The way the pilgrims made it sound it should have been a lot bigger. Fire should have been scorching the rim with demons and adders hissing at you as you approach. This wasn’t the case. This made him uneasy for some …

Five Fields

By Jonathan Brooks   BIO Jonathan Brooks was born and raised in Miami, Florida. Brooks studied Advertising and Fine Art Photography at the University of Miami. He worked for Eastman Kodak during their transition from analog to digital. His photographs have been published in numerous anthologies and periodicals. His Fine Art Photographs have been featured …

High School Contest Third Place Winner Fiction: “90 Day Ghost”

by Sarah Boyt Alyona knows not where she is going nor what she is doing. All she knows is that is must get away. She must get away from it all: the barn with the tacky halloween decorations, her fiance’s so called friends that call her a gold digger and tell her to go back …

High School Contest First Place Winner Fiction: “The Man”

by Alexander Choi The dilapidated road had a myriad of cracks in its asphalt as I cruised along the pavement. The blazing sun illuminated the land with rays penetrating through my windshield, hindering my vision of the road. I could faintly hear the wind whispering in my ear when  I took a glimpse of the …

Halloween’s End

By Jessica Ricks Jacob, Chrissy, and Marcus made their way to the end of the long, winding street. It was getting late. Houses were starting to turn off their lights indicating that they were done giving out candy. The streets that were busy with kids, and some teenagers, going from door to door in their …

Thrice

By Thomas Page Everybody in town knew about the murders. You couldn’t walk down Washington Street without someone tapping you on the shoulder to confirm what they already knew. The Harrisons had lived in this little ordinary house on top of Rodham Hill about fifteen long steps away from their neighbors—the Tiffanys. Dan Tiffany was …

The Dream War

By John Page “Watch out!” I yell to the person underneath me. The person isn’t paying attention to me, probably because they don’t have a face. I had been flying underneath a bridge and didn’t see the person till I almost hit them. I just manage to miss them and keep myself in the air. …

“Parliament; or Crepe Suzette”

By Thomas Page   There was a nation called Newlandia which existed in a time not unlike our own. It had majestic coasts sprinkled with fishing villages. It had glens bearding mountains and mountains cutting into the skies. The little country had no reason to be recorded in history because it kept to itself and …

Hungry

By Kυкι “кooкie” Urιe   Grrrrowwwlllllll.   The snow fell heavily, engulfing the little military transport and its two passengers in a world of whirling white chaos. The motorcycle half-track rattled furiously as it worked to propel itself forward in the face of the unforgiving winter.   A young man, goggles and thick hood obscuring his …