Cameron got out of bed in a manner that would not disturb his wife. He stepped into a pair of flip-flops and put on a blue shirt, the one he’d …
The Monologue Adventure: Voices of Women 2019
Women have always had powerful stories to share. The everyday is their stage and they survive on a journey of emotional reconciliation within themselves, navigating both the society they live …
Plover (Susan McCreery)
Edited by Michelle McLaren About midday by the sun. She should have been an explorer — but what is today if not an exploration? Been walking for hours. Four hours. …
Forty Days and Forty Nights (Lindsey Danis)
Edited by Kathryn Hummel Forty days and forty nights: a biblical honeymoon for an interfaith queer couple. We begin in Bangkok on New Year’s Eve. Jetlag mixes with our hope …
Pike Position (Indigo Perry)
The wind scrapes ripples into the water’s surface and for an instant it has a pattern of corrugated iron like the roof of a house. Under full sun, the water …
My Mother (Taylor Croteau)
I am the same age my mother was when she was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I am the same age my mother was the first time she tried to kill me. …
Afterburn (Kylie Hough)
Edited by Laura McPhee-Browne I lie on a queen mattress covered in red peonies in a darkened room, looking up at the still ceiling fan. I can make out three …
Meanwhile, on the Train (khulud khamis)
July 2014 Raya stands by the open window, slowly brushing her long hair. It’s Thursday evening, and she watches people rushing about; she sees soldiers — children, really — hurrying with their …
Gross National Happiness (David Thomas Henry Wright)
(edited by Kathryn Hummel) The plane takes off, confirming the entire row of seats is yours. All yours. Closest you’ll come to owning property. …
The Motel No Vacancy (Fiona Hardy)
I moved across from the hotel when I was seven years old and my mother gave me to her parents, like a late Christmas present, just before the New Year. …