Jacob Rivers: They told him that he was either going to jail or going to die from an overdose

The cool edge of the water is just beyond reach, and we’re paddling swiftly to share with you this poem by Jacob Rivers [>>], “They told him that he was either going to jail or going to die from an overdose”:

This poem originally appeared in SC #8.1, available in print and ebook formats at our storeRead on!

Sionnain Buckley: Our Eggs

These are dicey times, and we’ve got to know in which basket to put our precious things, which basket we can’t lift. We’re sharing today this fortified short by Sionnain Buckley, “Our Eggs”:

This story originally appeared in SC #8.1, available in print and ebook formats at our storeRead on!

Elaine Terranova: Peace

A flash today, a family-oriented flash, if you’d like to read it that way, a flash about our stories, it’s Elaine Terranova’s “Peace“:

This flash first appeared in SC 7.2, available in our shop as an ebookRead on!

R.L. Aseret: Brother, Eye, Hospital

We’re here together, whether or not we’re going anywhere, and you can stay with us when you have to, so enjoy today’s share, R.L. Aseret’s “Brother, Eye, Hospital“:

This flash first appeared in SC 7.2, available in our shop as an ebookRead on!

Maame Blue: Calling

Pick up that handset or tap the handset icon, Readers, it’s the time of the year in which we read Maame Blue’s [>>] full-voiced small essay, “Calling“:

This flash essay first appeared in SC 7.2, available in our shop as an ebookRead on!