“White Cats” by Fortunato Salazar
Had I actually just dropped Leland? The red-winged blackbirds seemed to think so. . .
October 2017 News & Features
“It Wasn’t Until” by Renee Lake
I have two daughters, both over the age of five. I never expected to raise boys . . .
“Twins” by Mike Toomey
You could tell by the way that they cleaned the guns that they’d been taught by the same person . . .
“Wise” by Ron Riekki
“Your first body?” “Dead one, yeah.”
“Blue Sky Volume 2: Redemption” by M.A. Powers
“Sheila, make my shower extra hot today,” I say, walking to the bathroom . . .
“Fog Watch” by Ben White
She should have known something was wrong when the beach resembled a desert . . .
“Pica” by Raul Palma
For my daughter, “Shit!” became the Shit . . .
“The Hungry Policeman” by Tom Larsen
Capitán Ernesto Guillén, the chief of detectives for Zone Six of Ecuador’s Policía Nacional, was tired and cranky, but most of all hungry. . .