By Vivian Wagner There’s sand everywhere here, white crystals in sandals, on the floor, in the rugs. Each one’s a world, waiting to discover its fate. And each one eventually gets swept out the door.

By Bruce H. Markuson At the cemetery there’s a tiny door. I opened it once, but not anymore. Someone wrote a message there. “DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CANDY HERE!” And so I did and waited a while. Then I found him with the chocolate smile. A furry guy with horns and wings. Perhaps I shouldn’t…

By Karuna Mistry Let me take you on a voyage Where no one has gone before Of cosmic inner-stellar space Assimilate these words I speak From my mind to your mind My thoughts to your thoughts As my mind’s data to yours is Beamed across light years To your sub-cosmos-ness You will find answers through…

By T. Wallace You stand for a moment, then you sit. Your heart seems to stretch. Your eyes can’t focus for more than a moment. The infernal place where you sit seems to breathe with torridity, casting a shining web of icey warmth on your skin. Your body radiates, as you become lethargic. To all…

By Phil Yeatman The fuming peak dawns behind a ridge from miles away. Julián pays it no attention at first, another mountain like all the others in the Andean desert. But as it looms large in the windshield he can no longer ignore it. The road curves around its base and into a town of…

By Frank Kowal Dear Mr. Johnson: Thank you for interviewing me on Zoom for a reporter’s position on your national newspaper. As per your request, I am now sending you a current news story that I wrote last night. It will give you a good idea of my writing style. (It’s a summary of the…