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Saint Pierre Humberto

By David Williams Every culture and religion in the world has a version of an evil deity. A vision of what is evil incarnate. The polar opposite of what is good in the world. In the English language, he is called the devil, Satan and countless other names. In Spanish, his name is translated to [...]

6Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Senior Conjuntavitis

By David Williams I was nine years old when I had my first run in with Senior Conjuntavitis. Way back then, I lived with my family on a small island in the High Caribbean. There was myself, my mother and father, and my two brothers Ernesto and Papo. There we shared a bright yellow casita, [...]

3Apr2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Every Now and Then

By Mike Wicker Every now and then he would go to the pond behind the office building and light one up. He didn’t have to go outside. There was a lounge just around the corner from his office, and it would be years before people would become hypersensitive about second hand smoke and the like. [...]

28Feb2010 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued

The Forest

By Dave Wilson Janette’s lungs were beginning to fail her, her breathing was coming short and fast, and she’d long since lost the feeling in her legs. She had to stop, she just had to, how long had she been running now? Half an hour, forty-five minutes? To her, it felt like forever…She’d lost Tom [...]

25Feb2010 | Editor | 0 comments | Continued

Fourteen Days

By N.S.M. Wijeyeratne I loved her. In my head, now, she is sitting in front of me reading her newspaper, like she used to. There she is, leaning slightly forwards, concentrating. I am watching her head, watching her back. Her hair is in a ponytail, curving ever so slightly to the left, then the right, [...]

8Jan2010 | Editor | 1 comment | Continued