My Deer Eye I was sitting on the roof of my Volvo, right outside my apartment, smoking a hand-rolled cigarette and drinking a non-alcoholic Clausthaler when I saw him. I had been imagining what I would say to the pretty waitress if she emerged out of the back of El Tapatio. I wasContinue reading “My Deer Eye. Fiction by James Moran”
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Kashmiri Pulav. Fiction by Abhishek Udaykumar
Kashmiri Pulav But when I reached Honia’s street I saw that the power was out, and that the evening there seemed duller than the rest of the city. The heat had slowed me down. There was a skinny shopkeeper with spectacles dropping fish food into his tank, his pet store was invisible beyond the entranceContinue reading “Kashmiri Pulav. Fiction by Abhishek Udaykumar”
The Last Friday. Fiction by William Baker
The Last First Friday First published in Literally Stories, 2/2016. Brandt Colson watches his frenetic daughter as she flits around the room in her usual style. She is talking about ten different things at once, fussing over details and generally majoring in the minor. Brandt notices the bored and frowning, mostly grown grandson as heContinue reading “The Last Friday. Fiction by William Baker”
2 Fictions by Rod McConkey
A Parent’s Love A loud crash and the sound of glass shattering brought Noah out of the book he was reading. “Is everything okay, Matthew?” Noah called out. “Um…” Matthew said. Noah set the book aside and got up off the couch. “Don’t move, I’ll be there in a second,” “Don’t! There is broken glassContinue reading “2 Fictions by Rod McConkey”
Family Feud. Fiction by Navraj Sandhar
Family Feud The soft sizzle of buttered bread on the pan filled the kitchen with a comforting scent. David, standing in a worn apron, expertly flipped a slice of French toast as Megan, still rubbing sleep from her eyes, entered the room, drawn in by the enticing smell. She reached for the coffee pot withContinue reading “Family Feud. Fiction by Navraj Sandhar”
Emotional Curiosity. Fiction by Yuan Changming
Emotional Curiosity Ming is definitely sure he has fallen in love with Hua once again in their mythically entangled lives, at first sight during a recent encounter casually arranged by a common friend, at an age too old to enjoy the full dimensions of sexual love, more passionately than passion itself, though separated from herContinue reading “Emotional Curiosity. Fiction by Yuan Changming”
The Strange Wonderful Life of Lakeesha Rydell. Fiction by Michael Edwards
The Strange Wonderful Life of Lakeesha Rydell Also Known As (The Dearly Beloved) Sister Cecilia Formerly of Detroit, Michigan In Detroit, Lakeesha Rydell is a legend. To this day. It’s all in the record, of course, but let me retell it right here, in writing, one last time. To honor her. As you mayContinue reading “The Strange Wonderful Life of Lakeesha Rydell. Fiction by Michael Edwards”
Editorial: Closing Remarks. By Olga Stein
Editorial: Closing Remarks Dear Readers, As we appear to be on the last edition of WordCity, I want to take a moment to thank all of you for your support and attention to our magazine. We started this project in 2020, at the height of a world-shattering pandemic, and we’ve continued it through events thatContinue reading “Editorial: Closing Remarks. By Olga Stein”
A Murder of Crows: Co-Mingling Complex Mental Health Patients with Veterans and Seniors in Continuing Care Homes. By Anne Sorbie
A Murder of Crows: Co-Mingling Complex Mental Health Patients with Veterans and Seniors in Continuing Care Homes On my way home from a meeting with a member of the Calgary Police Service recently, I saw two magpies and three crows, all dead in a long stretch of the same grassy median. That made me thinkContinue reading “A Murder of Crows: Co-Mingling Complex Mental Health Patients with Veterans and Seniors in Continuing Care Homes. By Anne Sorbie”
In Memoriam: Sarah Hannah. Non-fiction by Eva Salzman
IN MEMORIAM: SARAH HANNAH Longing Distance by Sarah Hannah. Tupelo Press, 2004. Inflorescence by Sarah Hannah. Tupelo Press, 2007. In May 2007, the talented and vibrant poet Sarah Hannah died tragically young, leaving behind a small but impressive oeuvre, her bereft family and friends (including this author), and many devoted students. As a person andContinue reading “In Memoriam: Sarah Hannah. Non-fiction by Eva Salzman”
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