Published: Dec 03, 2020
Retirement
featuring: Jerry O'Myer
Jerry worked as a production manager at the John Deere plant before he retired a couple of years ago. He took an early-retirement package as the company did some restructuring because he ...
Stories
Published: Dec 02, 2020
Reflective Jacket
featuring: Jerry O'Myer
Jerry took long walks on the county roads around his house. He wore a reflective jacket, much like something a highway construction worker might wear. The jacket was not something he would ...
Published: Dec 01, 2020
Wet Mailboxes
featuring: Jerry O'Myer
Jerry was the kind of man who fixed things, things he didn't know how to fix, things that did not yet need fixing; if it was broken or perhaps about to be ...
Published: Nov 30, 2020
Spare Time
featuring: Amanda Lambrock
They went to the new neighborhood for the first time on a chilly, sunny Saturday morning. The houses were golden while the leafless trees watched frost melt inch by inch. It was ...
Published: Nov 27, 2020
It's a Movement
featuring: Kean Rippel
"How can you not know Alice's Restaurant ," Kean said, a statement not a question. His voice was on the verge of squeaking. She sat motionless, unsure which words would make him ...
Published: Nov 26, 2020
Brief Overview
featuring: Holisten Eames
He'd become a sort of unnamed legend over time. The Internet and TV news talked about him every time he dropped a disrupted art work in a very public place. Little by ...
Published: Nov 25, 2020
The First Time
featuring: Holisten Eames
The first time he had stolen a piece of art it was from his friend's mother. It was a piece of fertility art from Africa. He was eleven and just discovering bodies: ...
Published: Nov 24, 2020
Mountain Snow
featuring: Holisten Eames
When the lights went out, I knew what was coming. A hum began in the basement and the lights turned back on but seemed dimmer. I knew this to be false, but ...
Published: Nov 23, 2020
Second Wave
featuring: Holisten Eames
In 2147, the second wave hit. The first had taken such a toll, there was no preparation. Hundreds of millions died in just a few turns of the Earth. The concert of ...
Published: Nov 20, 2020
Running Man
featuring: Peter Kleun
He ran the streets every morning. The city was laid out in a grid so he could count the miles as he kept his heart rate up. The count kept his mind ...