We were in the dark. I needed a place to stay for one night and my friend had an extra bed. He was on one side of the room and I was on the other. We were talking. The room had narrow windows, he… more →
writing in the waterVictor Åberg wrote 14 hours ago: One of the things that I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time now is to try to write a … more →
Tony Sifert wrote 21 hours ago: From a “preoccupied physiognomy” to “stern astonishment” to “suspiciou … more →
David Halliday wrote 1 day ago: I remember that I wanted to write a story about someone who didn’t exist. From their point of … more →
mapelba wrote 1 day ago: We were in the dark. I needed a place to stay for one night and my friend had an extra bed. He wa … more →
mapelba wrote 3 days ago: at a wedding--1993 The possibilities are endless. Right? 1. A young woman, an aspiring writer, goes … more →
oneyearbook wrote 4 days ago: The computer is now on the mainland for fixing, and in the meantime I have a minor amount of access … more →
David Halliday wrote 4 days ago: Dear Brother I have grown up as if you were always beside me. When darkness falls over me, I feel l … more →
David Halliday wrote 1 week ago: The Bear Some days I feel like I’m living in the belly of a big old bear whose roaming aimlessly t … more →
mapelba wrote 1 week ago: looking out my dorm room window with L. “You’re that girl who walks around her room nake … more →
charlotteotter wrote 1 week ago: One of South Africa’s most senior and eminent businesspeople, Clem Sunter, writes movingly of … more →
David Halliday wrote 1 week ago: The Virgin “I wasn’t going to throw myself in!” Rose laughed as she fell into his arms from the edge … more →
oneyearbook wrote 1 week ago: My nice friends over at the Peninsula News Review have run an update on my work, letting people know … more →
mapelba wrote 1 week ago: C., K., and I try to light old sparklers The pain sent me straight to my knees. I rolled to my side … more →
David Halliday wrote 1 week ago: Two Cheryls No one believes that there are two of us. I don’t know how it is possible myself, but I … more →
ashleyehoback wrote 1 week ago: Since I have not career or social prospects at the moment, I decided to start work on my first novel … more →
David Halliday wrote 2 weeks ago: The Voice of God When there was time during the day Sister Bernadette would walk down the long law … more →
David Halliday wrote 2 weeks ago: This story grew out of a conversation I had at college with a young woman who told me that her relat … more →
jensenwilder wrote 2 weeks ago: So I’m still not feeling fulfilled. I have a great life. No need to work. No deadlines. No st … more →
mapelba wrote 3 weeks ago: grandma and jill For years my grandmother worked at the edge of an orange grove in a wooden shack bu … more →