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In the Golden Hour
Two widowers connect over their shared heartbreak and love of dogs, although the connection runs deeper than either of them could possibly imagine. (2,526 words) Continue reading
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And the cow jumped over the moon
Amid the Great Depression and a polio epidemic, a father regales his daughter with tales of an extraordinary bovine. (2,000 words) Continue reading
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Middle Street
A pregnant Italian immigrant navigates motherhood, poverty and an unruly rival in 1920s small town America. (3,625 words) Continue reading
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The Brush of Life
A magical painter brings color and light to dark times. (1,000 words) Continue reading
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The Ones I Couldn’t Save
A drug-addicted paramedic escapes to a remote lakeside cabin to forget all that he has seen. But he is not alone. (1,500 words) Continue reading
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And Now For My Next Trick
A complaint is lodged when a magician’s funeral doesn’t go as planned. (1,000 words) Continue reading
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Naked Ambition
An ambitious young lawyer and his wife get more than they bargained for when they apply for membership at an exclusive beach club. (500 words) Continue reading
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Bottoms Up
All Lt. Deke Panazer wanted was answers. But when you drink Blue Death, there are only two options: euphoria or death. (1,000 words) Continue reading
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Sorry for the Inconvenience
A low-level gangster in a witness protection program gets more than he bargained for when he delivers a late meal and some courtesy coupons to a car in the Happy Burger parking lot. (2,000 words) Continue reading
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Letters to Martha: February 13, 1849
Editor’s note: This is believed to be the first letter Montgomery G. Jenkins received from his beloved Martha during his trek. Huzzah! (Letter 7) Continue reading
Chuck Schading 