Throwback Thursday | An UNDERWATER Excerpt: “Ferryman” by Val Prozorova

I was nineteen the first time I died. It happened entirely by accident; I had never kayaked in the sea before, too used to the smooth and still waters of the New Zealand lakes, and the waves overbalanced me. Upside down in the water, two thoughts circled first, the rope meant to hold me certainly…

An IN THE AIR Excerpt: “One Foot” by Lillie E. Franks

“I’ve heard there are spirits in these mountains,” Alan said from behind me. Was he coherent or had he started raving? “That’s good,” I said. “Keep talking. Keep your mind off the pain.” Snow crunched under my feet. Everything was snow. Snow-covered rocks, snow-covered ground, a snow-covered sky, clouds of snow. No warmth, no direction,…

Karma: Real, or Just a Dream? by Belinda Stoner

I decided that the idea of Karma had gotten out of hand after I was nearly killed in a road rage incident. Late last winter, I was driving to an appraisal. (Residential appraising is what currently pays most of my bills.) We’d gotten a few inches of snow, and temperatures hovered in the low teens….