March 2024

March 2024

Editorial

Editorial: States of Suspension

Haven’t we all heard that quote about there only being two plots? Attributed frequently to John Gardner, it goes sometimes like this: “There are only two kinds of stories – a man goes on a journey and a stranger comes to town.” I haven’t been able to verify if Gardner actually said this, but it [...]

Literary

Leavings

 My husband left things. A sock at the hotel, his car in the parking garage, our infant son at the doctor’s office. Granted, the socks were no big deal—he had a drawer full. I saw to that. And the car was parked in an appropriate place for cars, even an appropriate space marked Visitor. Which [...]

Fantasy

The Lime Monster

The pickers would tease me about the lime monster as if they thought I were afraid, as if they really knew she existed. “Don’t wander too far back. You never know what it'll do.” Their faces would beam in the August sunshine as they gulped water from old soda bottles. Apples piled at their feet [...]

Science Fiction

Sparsely Populated with Stars

You are born on the first day of summer on a planet with three moons. When they rise in congruence, blue flowers unfurl all across the tropic latitudes and raise their faces to the sky. I see you, the pale fronds of your hair streaming behind you as you run. There is something following you, [...]

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