Cementia | Evan Steuber

"I was turning into a statue. It started with the tips of my fingers and toes. While modeling Hermaphroditus for my sculptor-friend, there was a sudden hardening in my extremities..."

Inner Fire | Adam Strong

"I want to cheer and dance around, but I let the warm inside my chest do that for me. It feels like winning and winning is not a thing I am used to doing..."

Ferris Wheel Witness | Christi R. Suzanne

"We rode the Ferris wheel so we could observe from above. Multi-colored carriages swooped up, stopping in towering places..."

The Cohort of Mist, Fog, and Fire | M. F. McAuliffe

"The mist would lie all along the trees in the mornings. Anything could be inside there, in the shadows and the dark. You were out in the open..."

Three Prose Shorts | Kurt Cline

"Mr. Kalliope was bending by the stream, pouring mackerel in a bucket, when Vincent clambered out of the chicken-coop..."

Under the Big Top | Dara Hurd-Danilson

"This is our big break. After fifty years, Denny and Lenny are finally back under the Big Top. You’re getting on the bus..."