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The Cleaning Lady is Early (a short story)
By Joe Owens The cleaning lady arrived early that morning. I am probably too early, she thought. Miss Adams will not even be out of bed, what with her extended Christmas and New Year holiday ending today. The young woman was … [Read More...]
Four Poems of Different Matters
By Melissa Fry Beasley Barn Sags The barn sags A heavy old woman fat as figs All surfaces that slant sink and sidle Skin the color of paper or something gone so clear You see clean through it Absence creates … [Read More...]
ESSAYS
Unreading “The Book Thief”
By Brandi Fink There are times when I reach the end of a book and I wish I could unread it. Something told me from the beginning that I should just put down “The Book Thief” (Knopf, 2007) and walk away. But I couldn’t. From the moment I read the first few pages, I knew I would […]
Really … “Faster than a Speeding Bullet?”
By Richard Eaker The speed of a bullet varies greatly depending on the caliber, grain, weapon, and a number of other factors. Suffice it to say they are fast. If that will not suffice, I will give examples of two of the most widely used bullets. A 9mm bullet on average travels somewhere around 1250 […]
Me … and Everything Beyond
By Josh Magill Could you deal with someone like me; could you stand my presence? Maybe or maybe not, but it really doesn’t matter to me. Well, that is what a personality test would tell you. The test claims that I’m “cold and calculating,” especially when it comes to passionate things; my emotion is hidden […]
GENERAL ARTICLES
Gardening – How to Grow Wave Petunias
By Joe Owens During my time as a greenhouse owner I had numerous customers come to my place looking for something easy to grow that would be hard to kill. Obviously, with any plant, there is the potential to not meet some of its need and cause it to stop living, but over time I […]
Author Interview: Shannon A Thompson (“Minutes Before Sunset”)
“In my mind, our world isn’t black and white, and neither is their world. I wanted to depict that in the best way possible, while remaining true to the storyline and characters.” – Shannon A Thompson Interviewed by Josh Magill The Magill Review: You have lived in five states and moved over fifteen times, which […]
On the Block Between the Two Explosions
Lisa Hickey was between the two explosions at the Boston Marathon. This is what she saw. By Lisa Hickey (CEO of The Good Men Project) My daughter Allie, 21, was running the Marathon — her first. My younger daughter, Shannon, 17 went with my ex-husband Mark and I to cheer Allie at the halfway point […]
“20 South” – (a poem)
By Richard Eaker I was driving through the mist one morning my foot off the gas, my mind stalling as the cruise control carried me to the same old job in the same tired town to do the same small things and part of me wished I was dead. Not a large enough part to […]
Trading a road for jobs, Councilman McCune should explain
By Josh Magill Over the last few months, a proposal to close a portion of 180th Street E in Frederickson, WA has quietly moved its way through the local Pierce County processes. As stated by the county engineer, Brian Stacey, at the March 26th Economic and Infrastructure Development Meeting there is no notification sent prior […]
SHORT STORIES
Center Mass (a short story)
By Josh Magill Chet Hayes was a throwback to the old days of the New Mexican cowboy. His eyes hid underneath the traditional dusty, crumpled cowboy hat, with its wide brim. His boots were covered in field mud and they carried the jingle of spurs behind them. Sunlight sparkled off the large, round rodeo championship […]
Dirty Feathers (TMR Short Story Contest Runner-up)
By Samantha Morstan Dirty feathers of ink and parchment filled the nest of a room, with the bed leaving little space for sleeping, as it was occupied by books. The occupant of the room was much like legends of dragons, hoarding each book there to lay down on it and create a protective shield of […]
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Spock versus the Angry People Online
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By Richard Eaker Several days ago I stumbled upon a YouTube video that featured Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, the orginal Spock and the new Spock from Star Trek. It was some sort of promotion for a new Audi sedan. It was not a … [Read More...]