[Fiction] How Did You End Up Here?, by David Porter
posted January 7, 2007 @ 4:13pm PST

“Come on, Ricky, pick up the phone.” There was a long pause. “You’re playing games, Rick. It’s bullshit.” He hung up.

“Do you want me to save this?”

“Fuck it,” Rick said. I pressed ‘3’ and erased the message. >>>Read more

[Fiction] A Prelude to Blues, by Stephen Wiley

Almost two years had passed since the casualty officer and the Army chaplain knocked on the door to offer their condolences. It was just me and my mom at home when they arrived and when she saw the chaplain she turned and went straight down the hallway to the back bathroom. >>>Read more