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A short story about a retired secret agent tells about his favorite mission.

Jon Neuer tossed his shot of whiskey back. It burned against his throat, and he squeezed his eyes shut, forcing the liquor down. He was...

The house on the corner of Dunbar Road and Kent Avenue was a fairytale home. Its winding sidewalk weaved between ancient oak trees and...

Andersonville was the kind of small-town with not much to look at – unless you knew where to look, and Kale Foster knew exactly where to...

Hunched over a series of hand-blown tubes, watching a drop of pink liquid crawl its way toward an uncorked bottle, the Alchemist frowned...

Growing bored of the saddening morning news articles on his phone, Peter Pelskie swapped to the Tarot of the Day app he downloaded last...

I want to write a story about a group of friends who have to stop some evil in the heat of an Oklahoma summer when all they really want...

There's a small garden at the turn round in my neighborhood. A triangular patch of nature no more than five sidewalk squares long....

I've practiced Tai Chi for almost five years and have loved every session of it. But, sometimes you want to learn something a bit more...

I've kept a lot of journals over the years. Everything from diaries, to mismatched story notes, to shopping lists, to laughable doodles...

It was the same hunting trip Robert took each October. The leased nine acres looked the same as every year: tree branches knotted...

I saw a lady today releasing wishes. She walked along the sidewalk and scooped the seeds off of dandelions with each sway of her hands...

Bitterness is a weird favor that everyone seems to crave. The grinding texture against your tongue. The dry mouth sensation. The need to...

Are you ever homesick for a season? Have you tried to recall a memory you know you don't have? Tried to grab hold of a feeling you've...