“Familiar,” a Haunted Passages short fiction by Betsy Sharp

Familiar Lara, taking the dark path behind. Lara, cold night air. Jacob in the kitchen, frying his ambition in kid-chatter. … More

Haunted Passages: “The Lamp,” a flash fiction by Scott Daughtridge DeMer

The Lamp Echo’s kids asked what secrets the lamp told. She didn’t answer, just stared at the bulb, lit to … More

The Tunnels They say the tunnels were built between two wars, but no one knows for sure. To know for … More

*Ed.’s Note: click on images to view larger sizes. Casey Reiland’s work has appeared in trampset, On the Seawall, The Puritan, … More

Ghost of Girl The house is beautiful they say but bathtub flows over water spilling in drops then steady stream … More

mundane objects: the therapist’s office This room is too big for its own good. Strangely oblong and withering, the way … More

[In the garden of gray latex foliage] In the garden of gray latex foliage / mouths eating out and eating … More

Ghost Town We stayed in the van while our mom gave the ghost tour. These nights scared my sisters. They … More

Fairy Tale After James Schuyler I heard a rooster crow three times this morning.What does it mean, whom have I … More

I Couldn’t Stop Looking I am standing in the backyard in front of the shed. My brother is at the … More

Raynaud’s Berries —for Carrie On our way to the emergency room, we realize it is the twelfth day in a … More

Father Calls Two weeks after my father dies in a freak accident, a dramatic fall while trimming fruit trees in … More

An Aphid Complex An aphid complex emerged frombeneath the burning barn. Horses were theprophets of agriculture. I threw a tractor … More

On Reading the Unsolved Mysteries I no longer want to see the world. I want to hold a bouquet of aliens in my hand like violets and stare into … More

pack of dogs forms aroundglitching cop, begins to glow children, covered in fruit … More