GOOD • by Jacob K. LePretre
“Man, we were good buddies. My dad always said he was a hard worker too. He hired Jake, my dad did. He worked like a bull too. Back then I don’t think he had much of a home life so… Continue Reading
financial hardship
A COLD DRIVE HOME • by J. Chris Lawrence
I hate driving in snow, Margret thinks as she dumps a bag of ornaments onto the passenger seat of her car. She doesn’t even know why she does this. David’s been gone six years now, and their spoiled brat children… Continue Reading
THIRD SATURDAY MORNING IN MAY • by Deirdre Coles
Toast was too loud, and cereal even louder, and Julie was too hungry to stay asleep. She wanted to be out of the house by the time her father got up anyway. So she ghosted her way through the kitchen… Continue Reading
OLYMPIC SUMMER • by Sarada Gray
(in the summer of 2012 the London Olympics coincided with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee) It’s only money: that phrase had repeated a thousand times in Leuka’s head, but it didn’t help. At least it was a fine summer’s day: it… Continue Reading
DIGGING DEEP • by Aaron Polson
They hired some of the village men, including Waxy and me, to help dig the holes. It was hard work, mostly, but in a time when money’s tight, hard work will do. When the university men came to Barlow, the… Continue Reading
SELL YOURSELF SHORT • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar
I hated my options. Wouldn’t sell my jewelry. Agathe said, “You can’t take it with you,” but we can’t take anything with us. My husband had turned into a toad and hopped away; my kids were just starting out; I… Continue Reading
HIS GOOD WIFE • by Tina Wayland
She hears the fat thump from down the hallway and pokes her head out from the kitchen. Sighs. Then reaches to turn the turnips down and throw her oven mitts on the tabletop. The dead weight of Granny, sunk into… Continue Reading