Archive for July 1997
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 by Ken Goldman - A burned out English teacher arrives at his moment of truth
with the harsh realization that perhaps his efforts of a lifetime have been
completely wasted (2400 words)Corporate Revolutionary by Kyle McKenna - Little by little, the hysteria grew (1600 words)Find a Stranger, Say Goodbye by Claire Halliday - No...you can't have a daughter. You gave your last one away (1000 words)Godmother by Ken Goldman - A mother must
take into her home her late sister's child, and finds herself in the
difficult position of playing favorites between her own son and her god
child (2300 words)Howard & Joan by Reuben Paul Keehan - A story about paranoia, betrayal and weightlifting (1700 words)Just Kidding by Ian H Lester - A not-so-serious look at relationships that sometimes get your goat (2150 words)Lightning From The Dark by Yvonne W. Augustin - Jake is a young man heading nowhere until he meets a special teacher who goes
that extra mile to help this young man. He makes it out of the Ghetto, or
does he? (2700 words)Living under June by Larry Lynch - Her mother watched television all day,
with ice ratling in her glass (4100 words)My face is smiling by Ian H Lester - A distressed man seeks peace with the help of his friends (4300 words)Naked by Tom Dwyer - The window closed on Patrick. He stood in the dark for a moment not knowing
what to do (1600 words)Show and Tell by Dean Kiley - The various competing 'definitions' of
paedophilia and its consequences, as seen through a queer perspective on
recent events in Australia (1500 words)Surprises by Clare Manson - A boy has a surprise for a girl, and the day ends he gets the surprise (150 words)Tan Man by Steve Kain - He
stole a quick glance around and resignedly walked away (1300 words)The Adventure Of Jerkules by Erin Koury - Jerkules can we go Home now My
Speedos are Chafin me (600 words)The Dead Baby Story by Stu Silver - She didn't know she was supposed to be dead, and I didn't have the
heart to tell her (4200 words)The Great Ones  by Steve Kain - I remember sitting, watching Walter Payton with my father (600 words)The Human Race by Josh Koury - A story
of a member of the Aryan Nation being arrested by a jewish police officer (3400 words)The Intruder by Lester L Weil - Over 1700 people a day in the United States use a firearm to protect
themselves, but what if yours is locked away, secure in the gunsafe... (1800 words)The Jacket by Gerald Eisman - A character needs a Jacket and is sent to a
particular tailor (2800 words)The Lion, The Cheetah, and The Jaguar by Chris Mitchell - A combination of fables (400 words)The Lonely Dream by LeEtta Kitterman - Have you every had any hopes that someday you could do just what every you
wanted to and not worry about responsibility, or the consequences? (1300 words)The Lure of the Wild Sea by Kate Drinnan - They say you should try everything once. But really, that should not include the hobby of fishing! (1000 words)The Pupil by Penny Bowen - A teacher needs to convince the pupil of the
importance of all elements in a society, if it is to survive in a changing
and turbulent world (1300 words)The Vagrant by Penny Bowen - A description of one vagrant, looking at the outward
picture he presents and the inward reality of his past (1300 words)Warren by Daryl Doucette - Julie was new at the office. Single, he overheard (1700 words)Water Baby by Claire Halliday - I was just a
fragment of a boy, in love with his daughter. When I still had my dreams (2700 words)Youthful by Jenny Blanco - A mom's eye veiw of things (500 words)
by Binyavanga Wainaina - A young South African
undergoes mind opening changes when he dies and goes to Ancestria (5000 words)The Kidnap Of Lady Shay by Delia Martin - Ranger Kainan was a kind soul who went around the countryside doing
good deeds (2600 words)
by Clare Manson - The next thing I knew, I was lying in hospital (250 words)
by Thomas A. Coffin Jr. - Dennis looks back on, old versus new justice (800 words)The Hatch by Josh Koury - Sacrifice for Love? Life or Death? A man fights for his and his
family's life on a Mars colony in the year 2021 (3000 words)
by Ian H Lester - A chance meeting and a common interest intersect to produce an OK solution (1650 words)Invisible by Kate Drinnan - If love involved only two people it would be as easy as riding a
bike (1700 words)Mr. Past by Kate Drinnan - Love goes sour as Mr. Past makes his entrance (600 words) |
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