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“Lesson Learned” by Debra H. Goldstein
When the doorbell rang, I almost didn’t answer it. I wasn’t expecting anyone at seven on a Tuesday night . . .
EVENT ALERT: Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian NYC launch!
Join Anthony Ervin, Constantine Markides, and Dave Zirin for the launch of Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian @ powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn on Sat., 4/2!
“Just Another Day” by M.E. Purfield
7:28 a.m. Geneva grabbed Roosevelt’s shoulder as he stood at his locker and turned him around. He rolled his eyes and went back to rummaging through his books. “We need to talk,” she said . . .
Julie Smith’s Introduction to New Orleans Noir: The Classics
To celebrate the release of New Orleans Noir: The Classics, the latest from Akashic’s Noir Series, we’re pleased to give you a look at the glittering constellation of writers that have passed through New Orleans with editor Julie Smith’s introduction, “The Many Ways It Can All Go Away.”
“5 Hours, 4 Stitches, 3 Hail Marys, 2 Kids, 1 Saturday” by Thomas Angelli
To date we’d always had the twins enrolled in all the same sports and activities. But when they turned six they started to express different interests . . .
“Party Pooper” by Janine Annett
Potty training is a bitch. It should be easy, right? How hard could it actually be? . . .
“Won’t Find Me” by V. Joseph Racanelli
The ice pick hung there on a nail. I grabbed it—Ricky was going down. I told that fucking idiot not to leave anything behind. He knew . . .