“The Sparrow” by Kristen Petry
The sparrow literally dropped through the flue into Helen’s cold fire place at just barely daylight. At first, she thought she imagined it.
January 2018 News & Features
Edgar Award Nominations and Wins!
Congratulations to our Edgar Award nominees and recipients!
“In the Cloud” by Mark Budman
“Good morning, love. I guess it’s morning, though it’s hard to tell. It’s just too dark all the time now . . .”
“Tennis” by Michael Morshed
“Fifteen-love,” Georgia says then serves.
“Cutting Corners” by Dick Carmel
Blades reached her just as the light at State and Washington turned green . . .
“The Time Minnie Was Decapitated” by Lauren Stahl
I am running behind on dinner thanks to a last minute work emergency and bumper-to-bumper traffic on the interstate . . .
“My Hypoglycemic Son and ADD Wife” by Shelby Raebeck
“Suzy, did Lucas have Lucky Charms again for breakfast?”
“Keep Portland Weird” by Tom Larsen
“Keep Portland Weird.” I see it on signs all over town, but what does it even mean?