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Skink By Wilson Krause Did you know that lizards of the family Scincidae have developed a process during reproduction that is analogous to the mammalian placenta? Not for a live … Continue Reading CONTEST HONORABLE MENTION: “Skink” by Wilson Krause
Spinning By Rowan Fitzgerald A sudden release of tension discomposed his very soul. He began spinning at a dizzying rate. Each rotation gave him a contrasting but fleeting view of … Continue Reading CONTEST WINNER: “Spinning” by Rowan Fitzgerald
By Gwen Lombard A Tulip And The Switchblade An arm wrapped around her waist, and a sinking feeling grew in the pits of her stomach. Evelyn bit back a … Continue Reading “A Tulip And The Switchblade”
By Jessamyn Rains Perklety and Kilsmaddeny They wore matching pink-and-blue sweaters and carried purple and silver Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers on the first day of seventh grade. They sat … Continue Reading “Perklety and Kilsmaddeny”
By Laurence Lumsden Rebels Sprawled on the worn carpet in front of the telly, Bobby and I are best friends. We’re Starsky and Hutch, accents twanging, or we’re Bodie … Continue Reading “Rebels”
By Kelly Erin Gray Date Night Jamie was rolling a lone meatball around her plate when another couple was seated nearby. “What do you think?” Jack asked, pointing with … Continue Reading “Date Night”
By Audrey T. Carroll A Name Foreign We’re talking about naming practices in families, how four of five generations of Heffers had a Thomas straight down the line, how … Continue Reading “A Name Foreign”
By Rina Palumbo Fallen Catholic I walked to the river’s edge when I was eleven years old. I can’t swim. So, on a late summer day when I was … Continue Reading “Fallen Catholic”
By Robert L. Penick It’s three A.M. and Tommy Womack is on Youtube, being a genius that few have ever heard. Outside the window, the rain is tapping its way … Continue Reading Untuned
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