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)
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)
The Brush of Life
A magical painter brings color and light to dark times. (1,000 words)
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)
And Now For My Next Trick
A complaint is lodged when a magician’s funeral doesn’t go as planned. (1,000 words)
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)
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)
Floating
A rebel pilot finds himself lost in deep space after an easy mission goes horribly wrong. (1,000 words)
The Old Man
There’s a reason the old man at the flea market has two of everything and never sells a thing. (2,500 words)
This Savage Life
In a brutal and unforgiving north, arranged marriages like this one are key to the survival of the human race. (3,000 words)
Chuck Schading 