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Oglethorpe Bigby: a sketch

by David Herman

[ march 09 ]

"As college students and information specialists conversed in expensive casual clothes, Bigby muddled through dense philosophic texts written in languages he did not know."

The Great Highway

by Eileen Corder

[ march 09 ]

"Deliberately, Amy tears a glossy color plate from a Britannica she's stolen from the library and, closing the oversized book, uses it as a tabletop on her knees. The picture is entitled Coastal Scene, but Amy's going to change all that."

Bonded for the future

by Stephen Chan

[ march 09 ]

"He wouldn't miss his Aston Martin. He'd had his licence revoked anyway for speeding too much.

The parents we deserve

by Ron Singer

[ march 09 ]

"After eleven busy years, his wife's frequent wit, with its ambivalent edge, was finally getting to him."

The Overlook

by Morgan Harlow

[ february 09 ]

A short story about politics.

Wilson: Runner

by Barrett Hathcock

[ january 09 ]

A short story about running.

The conductor

by Gaither Stewart

[ january 09 ]

"One evening, a year and a half ago, a well-dressed, middle-aged man had arrived at sleeping car number 091 of the Palatino positioned on platform 23 of Rome Termini Station at one minute prior to the 19:35 departure for Paris."

The man who never laughed out loud

by David Finkle

[ january 09 ]

A post-Christmas bagatelle for the publishing world.