Fiction

She smelled like flowers. Not like that “love is like a rose” nonsense but like actual flowers. She enjoyed pressing daisies and carnations and dandelions […]

When the phone rings in the middle of the day you expect it to be Grandma or a telemarketer. When the phone rings at night, […]

I hold the mask over my mouth and nose, the elastic band worn thin and holding itself together by just a few threads. I pass […]

March 25, 1911 I am at work getting ready to leave. My sisters, Ruby and Pearl, told me that they were going to pick me […]

Amanda’s story was the Grand prize winner in the 2016 Voorheesville Short Story Contest. I clearly remember the day when my mentor, my best friend, told me it […]

Sara’s story was the second prize winner in the 2016 Voorheesville Short Story Contest.   “Emilia! Emilia! Di nuovo! Di nuovo!” Antonio tugged on Emilia’s skirt and […]

Olivia’s story was the third prize winner in the 2016 Voorheesville Short Story Contest.   As soon as Orneda saw the bird—a flash of red wing, a […]

Grace’s story was one of two runner up stories in the 2016 Voorheesville Short Story Contest.   A warm breeze of spring air flew into […]

Kerry’s story was one of two runner up stories in the 2016 Voorheesville Short Story Contest.   I’ve always hated taking naps. That feeling when you […]

I pull my cheek free from the frosted glass, my eyes still sealed shut from sleep. I feel the car come to a stop, the rumbling […]