Enjoy an excerpt from Madison McSweeney’s “Dust in the Jail Cell” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. I know not where I am, nor what year it is. The man who confines me calls me “Lenore,” but I feel it was not the name I was born with. I have only faint memories of before,…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Delicate Equilibrium” by Chris Stanley
Enjoy an excerpt from Chris Stanley’s “Delicate Equilibrium” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. Thomas ends the call and smiles. He can’t help it. The walls of his study are decorated with certificates of academic achievement, but he doesn’t need to pretend any longer. He’s finished with social sciences and all the meagre, hard-fought gains….
An ON TIME Excerpt: “The Unloved Dead” by D. Allen Crowley
Enjoy an excerpt from D. Allen Crowley’s “The Unloved Dead” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. Autumn 1917 was warm, the warmest in memory, but the home where Claire had grown up was comfortably cool. Designed that way, the floor-to-ceiling windows of Claire’s bedroom admitted a continuous breeze that blew off of the green-blue expanse…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “Pocket Watch Problems” by Allison Rott
Enjoy an excerpt from Allison Rott’s “Pocket Watch Problems” featured in our newest anthology ON TIME. Late. Late Late. The bus was pulling away, shouting didn’t change the course of the bus. Heels clacked on the sidewalk, cold hands pulled the patched coat tighter, chilled fingertips brushed against the rough papers, payment, a future meal or…
An ON TIME Excerpt: “A Tree, A Hope, and A River” by Amber Kim
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…
