Short Stories

Drowned In 2057

Short story by Jose Luis Lopez / In the Ords Abstract  In the year of 2057, after World War 3, and after North Korea and South...

Him

Once upon a time, there was a girl who dreamt of a boy. He wears a flat cap, a flannel, leather low cut boots, and...

Protag

Continue reading from the print version of Issue 9... —June had just gotten home from high school to find her mother had locked herself in the...

Real Love

Late at night, when he closed his eyes, that’s when his imagination really felt like it belonged to itself. This made it hard for...

What She Left Behind

I have always been somewhat aware of the constant presence of death in my life, but the day it struck my beloved friend, I...

Sleight of Hand

She was a burst of color, bobbing among the monochromatic dreariness as if she were only here for a walk. That may very well...