Things That Recede with Time by Lauren Howlett Invisible boundaries. The gum lines of aggressive brushers. Chins, if you’re a Hapsburg. The stamped fingerprints of once white shoes. Synthetic beards on aging tires, eroding like rootless rubber hillsides. Reflections of home in the rearview window. Oil on a hot pan, a screaming, droplet army retreating in … [Read more...] about Things That Recede with Time by Lauren Howlett
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The Storm by Kristin Leprich
The Storm by Kristin Leprich Describe the storm for me, would you?My brother speaks to me in a hushed tone, as if the shaking echo of a louder voice might break the sight in front of us. We sit on top of the tallest hill in our plain Midwestern subdivision, surveying the damage,or, in his case, the heavenly view. Tornado warnings had been striking our area for ten hours … [Read more...] about The Storm by Kristin Leprich
The River by Rick Hartwell
The River by Rick Hartwell Raymond knew he would eventually stumble on the river. He had heard the increasing crescendo of noise for about the past hour. He guessed it had been about an hour judging by the sun. His watch was still stopped at 3:17, Wednesday. It was now Friday. Of that he was almost certain, and it was again about 3:00 in the afternoon, or so nearly so as not … [Read more...] about The River by Rick Hartwell