Run by William Morgan Run! Faster! Faster! They’re gonna get ya! Out. Of. Shape. Legs burn. Lungs hurt. Heart’s about to burst. Keep running! Keep…oh,God, help me… they’re close…gettin closer. I can’t keep this up, I...
Nightmare Man by Sheldon Woodbury He’d been a depraved madman who’d used flesh and blood to create his grotesqueries, so his arrival in hell was a celebrated affair. The Dark Lord hurled fireballs and spewed black ash to glorify his unprecedented misdeeds....
The King by William Morgan The men threw Rodney, the Elvis impersonator to the ground,beat him, kicked him, unzipped their flies,then collectively urinated on him. “There’s your King In Yellow!” one of them hollered. The men laughed. Rodneys’...
Soaring by William Morgan The sky’s so clear, so blue,so…beautiful. I am soaring towards it, like a majestic bird. The sun is bright,but, for some reason I cannot shield my eyes. Is this but a dream? Then, I turn ,and descend. The wind whips my face...
I Am Mwani by Randy D. Rubin Father! Oh, Mother! I should have listened. I thought it was a rotted log in the tall grass. It is too late! I am Mwani, Princess of the Ktubu! My father is a great warrior and chief. He will come… to save… me. It squeezes my legs, my...
Sew Me Up by Bethaney Nielsen The pressure in my chest was heavy with a burning sensation as it travelled down wards, stopping just above my pelvis. My body felt like clammy dead weight. To my right, I could hear the rattling of metal, followed by something soggy. I...
