December 9, 2023
Squirrel stories: old man vs. squirrel - cover image - squirrel lying on tree trunk with nut in its hands
Published by Ian Forth at December 9, 2023
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Squirrel

In the morning, I look out over the vegetable patch. Leaves are scattered. There is a hole in one of the beds. Someone has been pinching my carrots. I notice paw marks on the conservatory window and a deep scratch on the glass.  “I think we have a visitor,” I say to my wife. “A squirrel.”
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December 8, 2023
Before They're Gone - image of railroad bridge and blueberry bush nearby
Published by Melissa Juchniewicz at December 8, 2023
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Before They’re Gone

Three little girls were walking up the steep part of a dirt road toward the wooden railroad bridge.  So much happened at the railroad bridge. It was where they could find all the other kids in the neighborhood who had bare feet and scabby knees like they had. It was a place to play, and talk, and underneath was a perfect hiding place.
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November 25, 2023
An epiphany in peaches, photo cover for short fiction with bucket of peaches
Published by Susan Carberry at November 25, 2023
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Epiphany

She liked fruit, especially peaches, but this one unnerved her, the sinister-looking stem seemed to be searching her out. She stared back at the periscopic pedicle of the soft, rounded fruit expecting a salvo of gunfire, but with a distinct crack, the peach exploded in a messy, fleshy burst of light. Silence.
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November 17, 2023
Selling Books - fiction story cover, Indian woman in background, books surrounding her
Published by Shaoni Chakraborty at November 17, 2023
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Selling Books

After Maa passed away from sudden heart failure six months ago, I found respite in the only place that has comforted me since childhood. I spent days and nights weeping and hugging every book she left me. I went over every single page of every single hand-me-down and wet them with my heartbroken tears...
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November 12, 2023
Joy, a Diwali Tale - cover image in many colors with brightly colored candles for Diwali
Published by Sushma R Doshi at November 12, 2023
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Joy

Ever since we moved into the new apartment, I fervently desired to know - just once at least - what it felt like to be her son. Every morning sharp at 6 AM, Mummy would walk me down to the corner of the road to wait for the school bus to pick me up. It was at this corner that she would sit on the pavement with a basket selling vegetables.
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November 4, 2023
children - the outcasts - an old door behind the text
Published by Ebenezer Mikwene Mowete at November 4, 2023
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The Outcasts

After three hours of what seemed like a never ending journey, I reached my destination and alighted from the bus. I collected my change and noticed four children beckoning to me and greeted me warmly, beaming with smiles. I had a gut feeling that I should get them some snacks, so I did that with the money left with me.
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October 31, 2023
Skeleton hands and spider web on background with text: Beware the Hungry Child and Its Mother, fiction
Published by Ammanda Selethia Moore at October 31, 2023
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Beware the Hungry Child and Its Mother

In small village towns, villagers must beware the hungry child and its mother. Kind families, appalled at seeing a hungry child, have been known to invite the child and mother in and offer them a place to stay. They all eat their initial meal, and with much gratitude repeated to their host, they retire to sleep.
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