Interesting Timing

by Tim G. Young

I'm hearing Van Morrison in the distance. The music makes my feet wiggle. Makes me want to watch a pretty girl dance. Almost makes me want to dance but I'm too tired to get up. The ceiling fan above me sounds like it needs oil. As I consider the noisy fan, the music stops.

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Tim G. Young is an author and singer/songwriter. His latest novel, A Taste of Heaven, is on the hunt for a publisher. His music can be found here.

Love in the Age of Darkness

by Susan Isla Tepper

A boy I loved dreamt of darkness during the day. It cut into a lot of our happy time. I craved rolling grass down to a lake. Picked my feet ‘til they bled. My feet felt alone and hungry. More injuries to follow.

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Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty year writer in all genres. Her twelfth published book is a novel titled ‘Hair of a Fallen Angel’ from Spuyten Duyvil Press, fall of 2024. Also a Playwright and Director, Tepper recently premiered her satirical dark comedy ‘Clandestine’ in an Equity Staged Reading at EAG Guild Hall Theatre in NYC. Visit her online here.

Recurring Deer

by Lynn Kozlowski

Every time I pass through this one suburban four-lane section, I recall a large deer that had been clipped by a car. He was sitting on his butt like a giant dog begging for food. Then, he struggled to three legs and limped into a small stand of trees. Whenever passing there I see again that stricken deer dragging a useless front leg. I think about it whenever I drive by the site and no time else. Each time I see the large harmless animal damaged painfully, moving off the road into the small island of scrub trees so clearly cut off from any significant forest.

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Lynn Kozlowski has published in 50-Word Stories, The Zodiac Review, The Dribble Drabble Review, Bright Flash Literary Review, Friday Flash Fiction, and The Malahat Review. He has a book of short fiction, Historical Markers (Ravenna Books). He is based in Buffalo, NY, but spends considerable time in Waterloo, Ontario.