by Ken O’Steen
I live in America now. Of that you’ll hear more. I grew up in a place without democracy. The only truths you knew for certain were those you confirmed with your own eyes, or else conveyed by those you trusted without a microscopic iota of doubt. And they were few.
Continue readingA guest essay by Ellen Minsavage
Writing has always been the easiest form of expression for me — and the most fun. I’ve used this medium since I was able to form sentences, crafting stories at a young age. I lived in a world of ghosts and monsters in early childhood, and children’s horror novelist R.L. Stine inspired me with his Goosebumps series. I basically wrote a hit novel (well, my fifth-grade teacher was a big fan…) called “The Creature of Moon Lake.”
Continue readingBy Chris Daly
ME: When he went missing, and his truck was found on a neighborhood street a couple of miles from where he lived, I imagined Neal at a party first as a guest, then as a corpse, then a spectacle. You didn’t want to be around me.
GINNY: If he was going to be late getting home, he always gave me a call.
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