Footloose by Maggie D Brace Leah covered her nose and mouth, then opened the tent flap just a few inches to peek outside. At once, a swirling mass of sand shot in, and I gagged as it swept into my mouth and pelted my eyes. She quickly closed the Read more…
Jeannie Genie by Dawn DeBraal Jeannie Breckenridge moved into a house she loved but the house next door was an eyesore, painted blue, like its owner, John Genie. She knew when she plunked the down payment on that house that she would have to deal with an unusual neighbor. Read more…
—— Point and Counterpoint # 08 – Sizzle & Eger Review of: A Dragon in Waiting by Tom Easton Sizzle: Tom Easton, I laughed out loud at the end of this story. It was magical. I don’t know who was more excited at the end, the knight or the Read more…
At the Altar by C. Marry Hultman Al-Takani stood at the foot of the Mountains of Serenity. Four soldiers stood next to the giant boulder they had rolled away to reveal a cavern. It was the opening to the ancient Diamond Mine. Discovered eons ago by unwary miners of Read more…
Woe is Me Joe by Copper Rose Once upon a time, a few nights ago at five minutes after eleven in a fading northern town, Barry Burkanowski walked into Billy’s Bar. “Hey Joe, it took me a while to track you down. You weren’t at our regular watering hole,” Read more…
Ecology by Jim Bates Harold took a sip of coffee, and let out a satisfied sigh. “I love the yard,” he said to Joey, sitting next to him on the back patio. “Look at those lilacs. They’re in full bloom, and that lavender color is beautiful.” Nearby, a house Read more…
Ylem by Mehreen Ahmed Her name was Andromeda. She swam on satin water. Lapped up in silk, her mind was restive. Her thoughts were agile but discrete and non-linear. Absorbed in her musings, her dreams were clear. She swam in them, out of her depths, just as well, they Read more…
—— Point and Counterpoint # 07 – Sizzle & Eger Review of: Anonymous by Umair Mirxa Eger: I was particularly drawn to this story with its suggestion of the kind of power that lies within a name. I wrote a novel about being called the wrong name, and the Read more…