Addy | Jessica Standifird (Rich)

"She closed her eyes, opened up her mommombox in her head. She saw Mom-mom’s voice and turned it into steam, like when Grandma was boiling spaghetti noodles..."

Variations on Three Fables by Aesop | Lillie Franks

"One winter the grasshopper came to the anthill and begged for food. The ants refused for personal reasons, and that was their affair. The grasshopper decided to grow weaker and die, alone, in the cold, and that was its affair..."

[what does not belong to you] | Juliana Wnuk

"Many berries had fallen off the branches, and I crushed a few under my knees when I knelt. Sitting low, I could see inside more clearly. There were stains. Blueberry girl had blue in her and on her..."

The Exasperated Law Professor’s Final Exam | Kevin Finnerty

"Question No. 1: Law enforcement discovers credible evidence that President Underhill murdered someone long before he assumed the Office of the Presidency. Can President Underhill be indicted and tried for murder while occupying the Office?"

The Memory Game | Franki Haber

"The Rules of the Game: If you follow these rules, no harm can come to you. It is important to remember these rules. This game relies on your memory. How much can you remember?"

The Worms | K. James D’Agostino

"The garden was nothing if not a lesson in death. Brown spots immediately appeared on the leaves of the pepper plants, outpacing even the blooming of the marigolds and reducing half her hopes to diseased compost..."