Her comment has throbbed in my head all week; all month, if I’m being an honest broker. But I have no idea why. Months ago we’d each traveled east for her mother’s funeral. And though we weren’t close, I could see right away how this once shy and shrinking girl had come into herself; had … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Flash Fiction
Sunrise River Park by Ian A. Wright
My fingers run across the faded carvings in the wood. How long has it been? I haven’t been keeping track. Moonlight streaks across the water, bending and bowing with the constant, passive ripples. I remember the sound of it well, the water against the seawall. Barely a noise at all, it seems to have only … Continue reading »
Art / Feature / Flash Fiction / Poetry / Prose / Short Story / Writing
A Call for Love Submissions at The Blue Hour
We are looking for Love in all shades – from blue tears to red fire light. We’d like your prose, poetry or artwork. Yes, this call also goes out to the jaded or those in love with the less traditional, like family, nature, or your art…anything that you’re passionate about. Continue reading »
At the Far End of the Ocean – Len Kuntz
We are trying to find the end of the ocean, reasons for dying, for taking one’s own life. “It’s so beautiful,” Mia says. Then adds, “And awful.” The sun is a white blister. Sand crystals clings to Mia’s face making her look like a prophet or a statue of one. In the distance gulls flit … Continue reading »
Untitled – Jane Hertenstein
Turning fifty is no big deal. It’s like forty-nine plus. Like size 1 is hardly different than a size 0. As if I knew. Those numbers are so far in my past as to be irrelevant. In fact I’ve never been a 1 or a 0. More to the fact, the closest I’ve ever come … Continue reading »
