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”
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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”
Love Conquers All! Fiction by Michael Edwards
Love Conquers All! 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. AsContinue reading “Love Conquers All! Fiction by Michael Edwards”
Reckless. Fiction by William Cass
Reckless When I was a little boy, I lived for a short time with my uncle’s family while my mom, his younger sister, spent a stint in rehab. He had a big house on a lake in a wealthy enclave of Detroit and stayed home most of the time, so I was never sure whatContinue reading “Reckless. Fiction by William Cass”
Dad’s Work. A short story by Maria Saba
My mother sews. She buys yards and yards of white fabric, cuts them into long pieces, which she stiches together to make large sacks. Once, when she was out, I went into one and rolled around on the floor. I couldn’t see her coming because I was inside the sack. I heard her scream andContinue reading “Dad’s Work. A short story by Maria Saba”
WordCity Literary Journal. Autumn 2023
©®| All rights to the content of this journal remain with WordCity Literary Journal and its contributing artists. Table of Contents Letter from the Editor. Darcie Friesen Hossack On October 7th, Hamas terrorists breached the fence separating Gaza from Israel and tortured, raped, mutilated and murdered at least 1200 women, men and children. 1200 women,Continue reading “WordCity Literary Journal. Autumn 2023”
A Fly in Amber. Flash Fiction by Sylvia Petter
A Fly in Amber My mother had a large piece of amber the size of my hand. She held it up to the light and I saw an entrapped insect. An ordinary fly. My mother said the amber came from Eastern Germany, from the Harz Mountains where she’d lived before the war. She said itContinue reading “A Fly in Amber. Flash Fiction by Sylvia Petter”
Stillwater. A novel excerpt by Darcie Friesen Hossack
Beet Roll (Chapter 2 of Stillwater) Marie adjusted the waistband of her skirt, a consequence of Mrs. Schlant’s pancakes. Too much bran always made it tighten. So, for that matter, did Lizzy and Daniel whenever they disagreed. And since both of those things were true today—too much friction and too much fibre—it was difficult toContinue reading “Stillwater. A novel excerpt by Darcie Friesen Hossack”
Words Written on a Thrown Vase. fiction by Rachel J Fenton
Words Written on a Thrown Vase Teen was a word still used to describe her when you met her at the university library, your place of work. Teen is the word that describes the number of years you are older than her. I called you a predator when I worked that out, but you disagreedContinue reading “Words Written on a Thrown Vase. fiction by Rachel J Fenton”
Three Things You Should Know About Jarod J. Brinkley III. fiction by by Jen Ippensen
Three Things You Should Know About Jarod J. Brinkley III after Lindsay Hunter CW: Sexual Assault One. Jarod J. Brinkley III has a 6th grade spelling bee trophy on a shelf above the desk in his private room at the Quads on campus at Wesleyan, his first choice of private schools where, because his fatherContinue reading “Three Things You Should Know About Jarod J. Brinkley III. fiction by by Jen Ippensen”
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