Herman by Marijke Hillmann
Herman by Marijke Hillmann is part of our series Africa in Short. Each month we have a new story from Hillmann about the time she spent in Africa.
Continue readingMonth: January 2013
fast, eat by Jon Svec
He knew before he entered that the sound was leaking. Fork clanging plate, glass clinking glass, laughter. It travelled under and through the door, into the hallway. It seeped
Continue readingSearching the Library by Mikail Akrie
I walked through the tall oak doors, entering the dark library. I stopped at the front desk, and knocked on the surface, vainly hoping that someone would be there
Continue readingThe Biggest Dance by David Kerr
We burn the elephant and cow and lion every year, then we build them again the following dry season, after all the dances. We perform the Big Dance to remember the way humans
Continue readingAutomobile Slide by Natasha Ganes
Log onto www.mapquest.com or fire up your GPS:
Start in Michigan.
Rush through route Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona to avoid possible Rocky Mountain winter storms while parents follow in moving van.
End in California
Continue readingApple Care by Kiley Reid
That was the best I?d felt since we?d been together, waiting for the crash. Snow whipped past us as we started to reach 50 mph. I turned on a song I knew he hated. I took my hand out from under his and opened my window to feel the flurries slap my face. He asked me what the hell I was doing, and that?s when we heard it.
Continue readingSandra by Sue Roff
Sandra walked along the deserted paths of the beach front in the late afternoon of early autumn. In the car park there was one
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