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Short Story – The Hole Beneath

Richard stood in Hunter’s room, frozen. The smell of cardboard and dust filled the air as he packed the last box, his heart heavy with guilt. Sammy had insisted it was time—time to box up their son’s toys, his clothes, his life. One year. One long, agonizing year since Hunter disappeared from his bed, leaving...More Please

The Great Bean Disaster or 1989

This year marked my first Thanksgiving in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For the past six years, Tonya and I have visited her family here, but we’d always managed to dodge the actual holidays. To be honest, Thanksgiving has never been our favorite. The fanfare feels overdone, and the food? Let’s just say it’s not always worth the...More Please

Short Story – Closing the Tiki Bar

Brandon Gallagher leaned back in the creaky barstool, rubbing a hand over his stubbled jaw as he stared at the dimly lit Tiki Bar. It was 2:07 a.m., and the quiet was deafening. A far cry from the chaos that usually filled the place—clinking glasses, drunken laughter, the occasional off-key karaoke rendition of “Margaritaville.” Now...More Please

Short Story – Tiny Porcelain Doll

Teri Palmer had never been one for knick-knacks. Her little two-bedroom house in Albany was spare, nearly ascetic. A few framed photos on the wall, a couple of mugs she’d had since college, and a secondhand armchair she’d picked up when she first moved in. She kept things simple. Orderly. No space for anything extra...More Please

Short Story – The Birthday Camera

Sandy shuffled through the cluttered aisles of the pawn shop, her fingers brushing over dusty knick-knacks and forgotten relics, her mind somewhere far away. Franky’s birthday was just a few days away, and she was desperate to find him something special. Ever since her husband, Tom, had passed last year, Franky hadn’t been the same....More Please
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