Fantasy

by Ali Eickholt
Jeff had failed at a great number of things in his life: marriage, fatherhood, work, and sobriety. However, one thing he had more than succeeded at was cappuccino making. Sadly, he lived in a world filled with latte loving yuppies. So much milk and sugary syrups, it was like they [...]

by Michael P. Dunn
He was known simply as the Conductor. No other name was better suited, nor was another name needed.
He had a name, a formal name by which others knew him. Knew him and avoided him. A solitary figure for most of his life, he never cared what others thought of [...]

by Jeff Miller
“Tinni, bring me my tea,” the old man said, one hand poised over the leather-bound tome on the desk before him.
Tinni rose from his place in the corner, grunting as a great thundering pain pierced him in the back. The chain hurt today, more than usual. Some days it felt like little more [...]

by Michael David Gibb
“Nearly there,” he gasped to himself, his eyes set on the deserted beach. There was no way he was turning back now. He would see this through, seasick or not.
All he had to do was wiggle his toes in that white sand and all would be better.
“And you said you don’t get [...]

by Nathaniel Johnson
Todd Thompson was a nice guy, but a chronic dreamer; his naiveté and increasingly odd behavior at home and at work bothered everyone – his parents, his friends and lately, his otherwise tolerant boss. At twenty-four, Todd still lived with his parents, disinclined to survive alone in the outside world. Todd had one [...]