The South | JOYLAND

In the South the Sand Winds are Our Greatest Enemy

Rita Bullwinkel -

Gleb and Oleg were banished brothers. They lived together in a prison infirmary surrounded by snow. Gleb was a surgeon and Oleg a sculptor....

Examination Room

John Thornton Williams -

Rebecca was in the examination room with her father when Dr. Marshall told Walter his obesity was finally going to kill him, and soon....

Franny

Cynthia Arrieu-King -

I’m stuck Googling Franny’s name every six months on my hometown newspaper’s obituaries site, checking to see if she’s died yet. I haven’t returned...

Crossover Potential

Sarah Wambold -

The parishioners were lined up ready to take their shots at us. From the edge of the casket they let loose their opinions about...

Dog

Tasha Coryell -

The dog did not bark or play fetch. Instead the dog liked to climb on things. The dining room table,...

Malbec

Glen Pourciau -

I was staying in the spare bedroom of my parents' apartment in a colonial town in north central Mexico, enjoying their company and catching...

This is Conquest

Justin Lawrence Daugherty -

Out west the desert birds flew without need of the ground. Out west mountains rose and brought men closer to their gods than they...

The House Breathes

Brandi Wells -

Crim has not seen her mother or father in a few weeks. Sometimes she hears them, shuffling in another room, or outside working on...

Roadrunning

Emma Smith-Stevens -

We were always uneasy in the old place, a trailer we stayed in on the half-acre behind my boss’ house. There was almost always...

Excerpt: Binary Star

Sarah Gerard -

We’re kicked out of the party and John follows a few steps behind me toward the subway. I keep my eyes on the ground...