Silhouette
The first bullet hissed and broke air spiraling from the rifle barrel; a kiss adiós blown from atop the Mandalay Bay lair. A Nevadan reaping concert...
Editor
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Three’s a crowd
Charlie knew it was his when he saw it. He looked straight past the patches of black paint. All the time his fingertips had spent surfing the...
Take a stand
Running on the treadmill at Vancouver Island University’s gym, listening to a playlist of old ’90s rap, “Shook Ones” by Mobb Deep begins playing. It...
Poetry Review: The Cremation of Sam McGee
“There are strange things done in the midnight sun…” As soon as eyes read, or ears hear, that famous opening line, the brain slides into its...
Haiku
1. Maroon hummingbirds flap fall air under their wings, soon they will depart. 2. Summer’s last dry wind sunlight fades, leaves crisp, and fall into...
Evergreen
Home to prickly pines and Douglas fir, Hoh rain forest, a carpet of licorice fern. Emerald beards coat every surface over-grown facial hair or mask?...
The swift epidemic
Scott sits on his light blue arm chair and sips a steaming cup of coffee–this coffee is more bitter than what he drank in his youth. The morning...