OFFROADING

Dealing with mother natures whims can sometimes bring about unforseen neighborly get-togethers.

Submitted By Iris Rose

MY FIRST KILL

Even while enjoying an early morning horse ride, we who live in the backwoods must be prepared for any challenge, even the appearance of deadly wild animals.

Submitted By Iris Rose

The Holiday Trail

A short story about a boy who sets out in the forest and encounters a door that takes him to the land of Independence Day.

Submitted By Barbara Locke

Laundromat By The Safeway

A freelance writer doing laundry inexplicably finds a round, flattened and dried condom stuck to the wall of the dryer when he opens it to remove his clothes. Where did it come from?

Submitted By Alan Mark Train

Keystone Homeless - A Bedtime Story

Three homeless people engage in a chase over a mattress left near an apartment complex dumpster.

Submitted By Alan Mark Train

Love Letter Home

In a fictional letter a soldier writes a heartfelt love letter to his "girl." This letter is filled with painstaking details and emotional pulls that will make the reader feel his pain, her loneliness, and the gravity of their situation and the strength of their love.

Submitted By sgtsdaughter