Bill Schillaci is a freelance writer who covers environmental law and regulation. He was born in the Bronx […]

Sonny placed the package on the slats between them, untied the strings and turned back the canvas. Seeing it now for the first time after many years, Sonny was struck by the bayonet’s efficiency of design. It was long, about twenty-five inches from grip to tip, to enable fighting at a distance.

Mark SaFranko’s novels and stories have garnered rave reviews and a cult following, mainly in Europe. Hating Olivia […]

When I think about it now, I chalk it up to one of those youthful experiences you wince at later — not that it’s something I’m embarrassed by, Karson lied. And not that I’m sorry it happened or anything. Because we did have a good time for a while there, didn’t we?

“You can’t undo my pain,” the lady would say,
“but let me undo your pin.”
And then her hair would explode like a supernova.

MICHAEL STEFFEN is the author of three poetry collections—No Good at Sea (Legible Press, 2002), Heart Murmur (Bordighera […]

He loved football, and the Bills
were his favorite team,
another way of saying
he was angry most of his life

Wim Coleman is a playwright, poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer. His poetry has been published in SOL: English […]

At the age of two, this tiny venture is just getting on its feet.  It’s still cute and cuddly.  But it is also a pain in the ass requiring more than a lot of attention, and it won’t be ignored.

I need to tell her everything that’s happened to me!  I need to tell her my history, everywhere I’ve been, all the things I’ve done, how I ended up here.  I need to tell her about the time I first got my heart broken and the time I was robbed and all the times I quit before I got fired.