A Tiger on the Rue du B...
By Elizabeth KuelbsSavannah sneaks out of the hotel while her dad and Veronica rest up for more museums of naked cherubs and armless statues.
All White Male Authors ...
By Ran WalkerShe bought him a book by John Barth as a birthday gift. “You like him, don’t you?” she asked.
Child Play
By Kendall BrunsonHis daughters ran from the back of the yard screaming “Snake! Snake!” The poisonous water moccasin slithered after his children, but his wife was the first to react.
Building the Butternut
By Alisa GoldenIt didn't seem right, but we set the clocks and got the children up at midnight to go out and yell at the squash.
“Exchange”
By M.J.IuppaIn 1969, I became an exchange student. I left home to spend the summer with my girlfriend’s family.
Temporary Kin
By Tony PressWe soon realized we were both 15, but Freddy looked much older. He was taller, broader, even had the beginning of a mustache.
Oh, For a Bee’s Experie...
By Faye BrinsmeadThe bee boards the crowded bus. Pulls out her copy of Emily Dickinson, plunges into its nectar.
Asparagus Pee
By Kim MagowanTwo days into the grim, doomed camping trip, Regina called off their wedding.
In Every Girl There Is ...
By Jonathan CardewIn every forest there is a cabin. In every cabin there is a stove. In every stove there is an ash pile.
In This Drought
By Tommy DeanBefore, we blamed things on the rain: canceled parades, flooding and mudslides, flattened hair, postponed races, baseball games, our happiness.
Maze Runner
By James YiI have wandered this maze for long. The ground is jagged, the walls uneven. The path is never easy.
Photo Story: Devil̵...
By Kathryn KulpaSome days there wasn’t enough starch in the world. Jessie’s shirtwaist wilted against her body. In the street the ice wagon raised baked-dust clouds.
