June 1, 2006 | Fiction
Had It Not Been
Crissa Chappell
The guy at table six wiggled his fingers. “Mind if I asked a personal question?”
“Go ahead,” said Miranda, reaching for the... more
June 1, 2006 | Fiction
Creatures of Habit
Andrew Dicus
Andrew peeped out the window and noted that the end of the world, astoundingly, was small as a bee.
"When's the last time... more
May 1, 2006 | Fiction
On Outlaws and Other Characters An Interview with Chuck Kinder
Dory Adams
On an unusually sunny February afternoon in Pittsburgh, I had the pleasure of... more
May 1, 2006 | Fiction
Pure Static
Craig Terlson
Dave wondered what had happened to the TV.
He had faraway memories of nature programs, black and white comedians with European... more
May 1, 2006 | Fiction
California Dreamin'
Jeanne Holtzman
A note shoved under a sticky honey jar on a wooden spool table:
Maggie –
So sorry I had to leave without saying... more
May 1, 2006 | Fiction
Crooked Teeth
Ryan Michael Murphy
We ride the hook of route 87 straight from Utica to Newark without once stopping. The two of us go like vagabonds through tunnels and... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
why you should never go to used car sales in minor league ballparks
brad
cheney stadium, home to the now defunct tacoma tigers and current tacoma... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
Little Johnny Damon Gets No Respect
Christopher Monks
Little Johnny Damon enjoyed working in the produce section at Whole Foods. He took pleasure in stacking the... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL
Mickey Mantle's Liver
A.M. Amodeo
Summers we watched baseball, my father, my uncle and me sitting riveted for innumerable innings, rooting for the Mets. We... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
The Worst Series
Charles West
Tony Montes had always dreamt of the moment he would stand in left field at Candlestick for this, the third game of the World... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
Baseball: A Life
Antonios Maltezos
It was like a chicken farm—a million bodies pressed together, and everyone was gulping at the cooler air overhead. I was still... more
April 1, 2006 | BASEBALL, Fiction
All My Childhood Heroes Played Ball
Devan Sagliani
She slurps her cherry cola loudly through her novelty straw and winks at me. I’m just turning eleven. She’s got... more
March 1, 2006 | Interview
An Interview with Salvador Plascencia
George Ducker
Salvador Plascencia is the author of The People of Paper, a novel in which the people of El Monte, California,... more
March 1, 2006 | Fiction
O is for Octopus
Susannah Breslin
She was a master of tentaculation. She was a cepholapod of considerable abilities. She was a writhing mandala of be-suckered... more
March 1, 2006 | Fiction
Zach: An Interview
Pasha Malla
Listen, Buddy, it’s important for you to keep in mind that I’ve known you since we were still playing with Duplo – remember that... more
