Enjoy an excerpt from Amber Kim’s “A Tree, A Hope, and A River” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. Shawna nervously shifted from foot to foot, looking up into the branches of the old birch tree. A ladder had been nailed to the side of the tree. A queasy feeling radiated out from the bottom…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Wasted” by Linda G. Hill
Enjoy an excerpt from Linda G. Hill’s “Wasted” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. What if your time was not wasted? Phyllis mulled the question over as she washed her breakfast dishes and stared out the window at the dismal February day. A damp squirrel ran across the back lawn, scavenging for food on the…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “And Yet It Moves” by Carlton Herzog
Enjoy an excerpt from Carlton Herzog’s “And Yet It Moves” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. To Whom It May Concern, I have practiced psychiatry for the past thirty years, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia. In late 2054, I attended a patient—a CERN engineer—who seemed sane in every respect. Yet, he insisted…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Detecting Rogue Time Travellers (Practical Exam)” by Ray Daley
Enjoy an excerpt from Ray Daley’s “Detecting Rogue Time Travellers (Practical Exam)” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. Doctor Bishop’s shoes squeaked as he paced before us, reading our exam instructions. “Good afternoon, ladies, gentlemen, and others. Today, you’ll be using everything you’ve learned in the last four years in this practical exam. On the…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “The Eastern Lights” by Jacob Butlett
Enjoy an excerpt from Jacob Butlett’s “The Eastern Lights” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. “Excuse me,” said the young girl. “May I ask you something?” “Of course,” said the old woman. “Are you lost?” “No. I was wondering, Are you a witch?” The old woman smiled. “What gave it away?” As the girl looked…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Sweetbreads at Midnight” by Jalyn Renae Fiske
Enjoy an excerpt from Jalyn Renae Fiske’s “Sweetbreads at Midnight” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. In other worlds and other lands, curses might come from gods or demons seeking revenge, but mine came from a lover. As a recent widow and mother of two, I craved someone to hold at night. I prayed for…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Tatiana’s Diary” by Alisha Costanzo
Enjoy an excerpt from Alisha Costanzo’s “Tatiana’s Diary” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. December 26 It’s my birthday. Happy Birthday to me. I’m officially twenty-four. Mom and Dad got me things for the baby yesterday, for Christmas, but for today, they got me a new stack of books and a sketch pad with a…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Borrowed Time, Inc.” by Jason M. Light
Enjoy an excerpt from Jason M. Light’s “Borrowed Time, Inc.” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. It’s been several years since Marianne died, and we were only married two when it happened. I moved on, that’s it. Sold the house and got a studio apartment, replaced the furniture. I don’t have much room. That’s what I…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “It’s Always Summer in Our Memories” by Amanda Hard
Enjoy an excerpt from Amanda Hard’s “It’s Always Sunny in Our Memories” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. They told us the first rains took years to end and eventually redrew the surface of our planet. Clear lakes rippled where rocky deserts had once stretched. Oceans covered dry plains. Forests of leafy ferns blanketed…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Coincidence and Correspondence” by Phillip T. Stephens
Enjoy an excerpt from Phillip T. Stephens’ “Coincidence and Correspondence” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. I scrambled across our lawn, from waterfront to back porch, certain divine punishment would fall. Not fueled by God’s wrath but my father’s, his hand swift and unrelenting until my backside burned, and I repented seven times, seven times,…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Witness” by Jennifer Loring
Enjoy an excerpt from Jennifer Loring’s “Witness” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. We’ve been hopping around for light-years, chasing whichever stars still burn. Proxima Centauri first as it shifted from red to blue, the closest star to our swollen Sun; then, once it began shrinking into a white dwarf, we moved on. I spend…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “The Last Days of Leonard Cross” by Kenneth C. Goldman
Enjoy an excerpt from Kenneth C. Goldman’s “The Last Days of Leonard Cross” featured in our new anthology ON TIME. “Swing and a miss. Strike three.” These were maybe the shittiest words any eleven-year-old boy holding a bat could hear. During the summer of ‘79 following his third time striking out in full view of every…
