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My Half Hour Child

Eliza Jaquays - October 21, 2016

There it was again, the ghostly tug at my skirt. Every day at precisely half past five, it was there. I could set my watch by it—and I had before after a power outage. “There’s a glass of milk on the counter along with a PBJ and a banana.” The pressure relieved on my skirt […]

The Sleeping Strategy

Neil Siemers - September 21, 2015

“Well, the sign confirms it,” Bolero said, walking back over to where Nerek was standing. “It’s the old puzzle where one door is certain death, and one door is the treasure. One guard only lies, and one guard only tells the truth. You only get one question.” Nerek let out a deep sigh. When he’d […]

No Regrets

Neil Siemers - February 26, 2015

The machine let out a mellow chirp- a light-hearted sound that betrayed the gravity of the situation. Officer Julius W. Young raised a frail, quivering hand over the large transparent button, the light inside now glowing a soft green to let the user know that the chamber was primed and ready. It was such a […]

The Night of Many Names

Jason Arnett - January 23, 2014

I’m not going to tell you a lot of things. The things I need to tell you, I will, but the rest you will have to trust in or disbelieve the entire thing. I don’t really care. Which is the first lie. I do care. I’m trying to tell you something that’s important. If I […]

Exhausted Beauty

Eliza Jaquays - July 30, 2013

From sunup to sundown her schedule was packed. Lessons, tea with simpering ladies, gentleman callers, luncheon, prayer, followed by a light dinner and hours of primping and prepping for whichever soiree she was to attend that night. She could not recall the last time she slept the night through. It had to have been before […]