Fiction

Written By: M. Cronin "I read about a weird kind of worm," Ty said, as Atlas burst from the lake's cool waters and staggered to the shallows with a spluttering gasp.

Written By: Keegan Hughes Kellan pulled up the rope ladder rung by rung, careful not to snag it on any branches. It was starting to fray, and he couldn’t ask Dad to fix it again.

Written By: RJ Kiss Stefani peered through her binoculars, musing on what a nerd she was. The window of the hotel room created a slight distortion through her lens, and she cursed, positive she missed sighting a Chestnut-Collared Longspur for only the second time.

Written By: Patrick Joel Quinif “Still need a minute with the menu,” Liam told the bustling waitress. He flashed a smile to the young woman sitting across from him. The Great Wall Hibachi was an average hole-in-the-wall Chinese joint, despite the name's Japanese promise.

Written By: Rebecca Kemp The twin birds lay motionless on the hot pavement, their beaks tucked tight against their bodies, protecting themselves from the humid August heat beating down on their delicate, brittle bones.

Written By: Graham Smith Chapter 1 The town is Rooktrack. Usually missed on a hairpin turn and hardly worth the trouble of turning back for, this is the town that spent its twilight years in crisis mode.