A Stillborn Foal

by Brock Henry Allen | Looking for the hitch in time.

To the Hotshot Woman on the Fire Line

by Mary Emerick | Holding strong.

Second Draft

by Jason Schwartzman | A cosmic do-over.

My Father Thinks Danger Is Beautiful

by Sari Fordham | In search of adventure.

Vision for the Coming Year

by Joanna Penn Cooper | Making room for change.

Raptor

by Penny Guisinger | A roadside dilemma.

To the Man at the Urinal in Prague

by Marcia DeSanctis | A chance encounter with history.

One Thanksgiving in Maine

by Yelizaveta P. Renfro | The view from outside.

The Wrong Family

by Andrei Atanasov | Bad luck when it comes to pets.

There Was a Time in My Life When I Knew

by Dinty W. Moore | The soundscape of a childhood.

Hummingbird Heart

by Eric Boyd | A small good thing.

I Have Only Seen Papa Cry Once

by Olga Katsovskiy | The things we leave behind.

Jessica Yen

Categorically So

by Jessica Yen | The dog days of winter.

Irene Fick

Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

by Irene Fick | Conjuring a different life.

Elane Johnson

Aftermath

by Elane Johnson | The details you remember.

Luke Reiter

The Chicken Is Maligned

by Luke Reiter | The rooster struts by.

Krista Puttler

Nothing to Fix

by Krista Puttler | A non-emergency.

Jesse Lee Kercheval

JFK

by Jesse Lee Kercheval | Sibling rivalry.

Laurie Easter

Kindness and Sorrow

by Laurie Easter | Making contact.

Rian Casey Cork

Wet Grass, Thornbush, You

by Rian Casey Cork | The days of reckless backyard games.

Beth Kephart

The Landlord, the Tenant, and the Machete

by Beth Kephart | It was a fine arrangement.

Jill Talbot

Distance

by Jill Talbot | How to get going and stay gone.

Nancy Huggett

My First Rebellion

by Nancy Huggett | Start small.

Katherine Frankowski

In the Dark

by Katherine Frankowski | I was reading about these fish.