From the WSJ: “The Divorce Generation”

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Having survived their own family splits, Generation X parents are determined to keep their marriages together. It doesn’t always work.

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Arti by Neil McCabe

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People’s Choice Award Finalist Story in the 6th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest.     The sun was out and the few remaining clouds were scudding away, but the barnyard was still too wet for playing. The grandkids joined Bob and Berta on the porch.      Bob had seen them looking curiously at the dust covered […]

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Historical Insignificance by Garrett Clancy

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People’s Choice Award Finalist Story in the 6th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest. I AM: unemployed once more, 4th time in past year, which is 100% tell-me-somethin’-I-don’t know info as I AM: an L.A.-cliché, AKA failed TV writer, with lone 6-years-in-past credit, but 2-day is 2-day and I AM: on Zuma sands, sweating ass in […]

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Squid Jiggers by Judi Blaze

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People’s Choice Award Finalist Story in the 6th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest.         Seven squid jiggers line the weathered dock like seagulls. They stand shoulder-to-shoulder, hair amiss from a significant east wind, waiting for their prey. Their hands are covered with ocean slime, dirty water sloshes over onto their shoes and the sound of […]

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Fields Where Glory Does Not Stay by Lones Seiber

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First Place Award Winning Story in the 6th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest. After my father left us, my mother began speaking to people I couldn’t see and never answered the door. When she was institutionalized, I became a ward of the State, but only for a week.  The court awarded custody to my […]

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Remember the Movie “War of the Roses”?

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You may wonder, “Did War of the Roses foreshadow what was to come?” For any of you who might follow or believe in some of the teachings from “The Secret” (where you create what you visualize and focus on), you might think that perhaps the creators of this movie had a glimpse into our future. […]

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Short story contest

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People’s Choice Voting is Closed. Winners Get Published on Kindle and Amazon and Win Cash Prizes. Cash prizes will be offered to the winners as follows: 1st Prize: $1,000 People’s Choice Prize: $500 Remaining finalists: $50 each Honorable mentions: $25 each Here is the 1st Prize winner: Fields Where the Glory Does Not Stay by […]

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