Fiction

The third place story in the 7th annual Voorheesville Short Story Contest, Rachel Pahl’s “Where We Go From Here,” engages with this year’s theme of […]

Today we print the second of our top five stories in the 7th annual Voorheesville Short Story Contest, Krista Rivers’s “Solace in Saltwater and Lime.” […]

Today marks the publication of the first of our top five stories in the 7th annual Voorheesville Short Story Contest, Peter Ruhren’s “Peace Sells.” The […]

The strange day started with Mr. Zigler packing his bags in hotel Radisson, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was late for his flight to a remote […]

New Years Eve 11:59pm 2099 “5! 4! 3! 2! 1! Happy New Year!!!!!” There were shouts and cheers, but only darkness to surround them. New […]

Usually when starting a new school, you feel nervous and have butterflies in your stomach, but Sarah and Lori Norman were so excited to go […]

An extreme fog waved over my head as if I was standing in the direct way in which the smoke and ashes were blowing from […]

“If you were to pray while we’re here, maybe it would help ease your thoughts of them,” I said to Caleb as we stood in […]

Rhymes spin in your head like tilt-a-whirls, the bile rising in your mouth with every grimy thought you push away. Can’t say that without crying. […]

My honey hair was brushed back. A few pieces were held together by a dusty pink bow. I had on a dress; a black dress […]