

“Motherhood’s Mite” by Eve Morton
Kelly’s milk had turned to dust. When she pressed Jason’s mouth to her breast during his three-am feed, all she heard was coughing. Then sputtering

“Beast in Show” by Robert Francis
It’s a relief to escape from the wake and into the small yard I often played in as a child. Inside the house all is

“Roots” by Jen Mierisch
September 10, 1989 A cool wind whipped the cornstalks as Kevin and Stephanie parked their bicycles in the woods next to the field. Fast-moving clouds

“Without Hope of Extrication” by C. Owen Loftus
Jason tucked his phone into his pocket underneath the nylon apron, and fumbled thorugh the rest because he’d lost his keys. Maureen pulled the hair

“The Sacrifices We Make” by Lauren Carter
To find truth requires sacrifice. That’s what I was told when I got into anthropology. One of those inspirational lines told at the start of

“The Greatest Trick of All” by Maxwell Gold
The relationship never started out this way, but sometimes people are like frogs in a pot of boiling water, never realizing the end is nigh