A Curious Case of Colonial Cannibalism
The tragedies of the worst winter in Jamestown’s history haunts one family nearly four hundred years later. … Continue readingA Curious Case of Colonial Cannibalism
The tragedies of the worst winter in Jamestown’s history haunts one family nearly four hundred years later. … Continue readingA Curious Case of Colonial Cannibalism
This story follows Pritchard McCovey as he reflects on moments of his life, bouncing between the good times and the bad. … Continue readingThe Omphalos of Pritchard McCovey
Ruth must clean out her deceased Aunt Fanny’s apartment and in the process uncovers the truth about Fanny’s “married man” and how an affair ended in a murder. … Continue readingIt Doesn’t Cost Anything to Promise Love
In this fiction piece by Josh Woods, a professor in Missouri buys a glossy black wooden bench adorned with ornate letters of the Persian alphabet at a garage sale for a dollar. The catch? The owner says it’s cursed. … Continue readingThe Alchemist’s Bench
Laura Del Col Brown’s short story, “The Silent Monkeys,” captures radiance in comforting tokens of silence. … Continue readingSilent Monkeys by Laura Del Col Brown
A family trip to the museum reveals a secret about a woman’s ancestry in Rob Magnuson Smith’s chilling story. … Continue readingThe Headhunter’s Trumpet