January 29: Gayle Marien
January 29, 2011
“Tomorrow will be better,” he promises. Her comatose mind hearing, screams inwardly, “Liar!” He signs the forms to turn off life support.
@GayleBeveridge is a writer and accountant in Australia. Gayle loves dogs, sunsets and chocolate. Visit her at http://www.ficklefiction.com.
January 27: Neil Ellman
January 27, 2011
Trust no one, neither family nor friends, they have arrived, become ourselves: what you see in the mirror may have another’s soul.
Neil Ellman is a poet who is fascinated by little things much like himself.
January 25: Stephen V. Ramey
January 25, 2011
Joel knelt at his father’s grave. “I tried so hard to love you,” he said. “Did you ever love me?” A lightning bug landed and blinked twice.
Stephen V. Ramey’s work has appeared in trapeze, Seedpod, and Thaumatrope. Find him in The New Castle http://tinyurl.com/294vwnl
January 22: A. T. Greenblatt
January 22, 2011
At night, the trees along the power line come alive. They plot revenge against the limb-hacking electricians and wait for the perfect storm.
A. T. Greenblatt @AtGreenblatt likes stories and thinks there are not enough of them. So, it’s only fair that she creates a few of them herself.
January 20: Dave
January 20, 2011
It was beautiful when I found it, a romantic’s whim and a part of nature, now its alien leaves and twisting branches are my prison.
Dave lives in Savannah, Ga, with his wife and four children. His work has appeared in several genre and literary magazines. @ThePoorMansPoet
January 18: S. Kay
January 18, 2011
“Make it work!” The contestants sew fast, but zombie flesh rots off on the runway and clothes don’t fit well. My fave designer goes home.
S. Kay is an undead @blueberrio.
January 15: Sara Orne and Stephen V. Ramey
January 15, 2011
Last, he asked the genie to make the world revolve around him for once. And it did, rapidly tightening, until its spinning mass crushed him.
Sara Orne shares her name with the first wife of Paul Revere. She doesn’t tweet.
Mary was a victim of postpartum depression, her lawyer argued. Why else would she stab her mother forty-seven times?
Stephen V. Ramey’s work has appeared in trapeze, Seedpod, and Thaumatrope. Find him in The New Castle http://tinyurl.com/294vwnl
January 11: Barry Basden
January 11, 2011
They step from the Time Rover into steamy jungle. Ann sees the T-Rex and says, “I knew we should’ve taken the luxury cruise to Jupiter.”
Barry Basden (@bbasden325) writes mostly short pieces. He’s been published here & there and edits Camroc Press Review at www.camrocpressreview.com
January 8: S. Kay
January 8, 2011
She sits on a thin mattress on the urine-stained floor of a seclusion room and gnaws off her left ring finger before a nurse arrives.
S. Kay is a divorced @blueberrio.
January 6: Dennis Y. Ginoza
January 6, 2011
He buries his dog, then gets his rifle. He finds them drinking beer in a vacant lot. His name was Rex, he says. Then he says nothing at all.
Dennis Y. Ginoza is working towards his MFA in Writing at Pacific University. @dennisyg / www.dennisyginoza.com
