“Oh Gifted Children” by Christopher Walker
“Fortunately we got to her in time, you know, before the blaze could spread,” Jessica said.
Category: Original Fiction
“Birthday Party at a Pool” by Tamar Jacobs
For how many more years will you host the birthday pool party with the pizza and the cake from the grocery store . . .
“The Capitulation Method” by Tyrel Kessinger
As one of the more common breeds of spineless parents I am a huge fan of giving in the demands of my two-year-old. She’s an F5 cyclone of a girl full of wildly fluctuating emotions and I’m the house made out of straw.
“Let’s Not Think About It” by Lynne Bronstein
“Let’s not think about it,” was what he kept telling her. She knew he might kill her. She knew too much.
“The Only Living Teacher in New York” by Mckenzie Cassidy
Retirement day. Those words had resonated over my career, if you could even call it that . . .
“Bottled Up” by Gabriella Brand
Dr. Eye, the pediatrician, says that they should not be drinking out of bottles ANYMORE.
“The Road You Take” by Jean Wolfersteig
I suppose I should’ve listened to my Gramoon when she scolded me with her old sayings.
“Homecoming” by Jessica Hertz
The soil smells sweet—rich and earthy with a faint whiff of sulfur from a geyser somewhere in the vicinity.