The THING in the NORTH WOODS by Leigh Lundin The forest was dark that night, winds whipping through the trees, battering the eaves. The temperature plummeted below freezing into negative numbers, but the house was warm and dark, a cocoon in the scattered reaches of the state park. The sound in the corner of the […]

DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY by John M. Floyd Since I love music as well as fiction, I found myself thinking the other day about folks who have successfully managed to combine the two. And since whatever crazy thought enters my head usually turns into column fodder, that’s my […]

UP A TREE by Steven Steinbock Last week I had some dental surgery. As a followup I was given a prescription for a pain killer. I usually am fine with ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin) and those non-prescription drugs took care of the pain and swelling until Sunday night when I was feeling extra achy and […]