“Why would you do that?” my son asked. “It’s a long way to go, to see something that lasts only a few seconds.”
Cannot Be Seen, Nor Even Touched by Petra Perkins
Category: Creative Nonfiction
In the Twinkling of an Eye by Amelia Franz
The caboose rumbled past the parsonage driveway, next door to the Church of God where Daddy pastored.
Netflix by Rebecca Merrill
You know I’ve been watching a lot of Murder, She Wrote, but you don’t know that it’s the show I turn to when I’m lonely.
How to Respond to a Friend’s Bad News by Liz Charlotte Grant
When I casually mention that a cloud has appeared in my vision, do not call me a hypochondriac…
el pretérito by Zach Sheneman
You have come to this university on and off for a decade—as a music major first, and then a dropout…..
Nice Day for It by Kristin Griffin
There’d be an alert on my weather app—severe thunderstorm watch, flash flood warning, excessive heat until 8 p.m.
Twilight by Cristina Flores
It was your idea. When we had already done all there was to do in a summer.
The Comfort of Despair by Laura Young
The first time I saw Bill after his boy went, we were in the check-out line.
The Momentum of Nostalgia by Jenn Hall
I don’t know why I went south looking for my father, but I did.
Odds Are by Suzanne Roberts
“Who’s Your Momma? seems lucky,” I told Sandra. “I love her name.”
