2008 submission by “Joe the Writer” (W. R. Jenkins and Alamelu Brooks) My name is Joseph Henry and I am a writer. I write articles and short stories to keep a roof over my head and bread on the table. This week I live alone in a downtown Portland studio flat. Well it’s not much [...]
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2008 Submission by Katherine Elliott Scott I stood at my kitchen sink washing dishes when the telephone rang. I dropped my sponge on the crusty old cereal bowl I was attempting to scrub clean and shuffled over to the phone. “Hello?” I said cradling the receiver between my shoulder and chin. “Bonny darling, I have [...]
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2008 Submission by “Lang und Kurtz” (Kate Weikert and Mark Flatt) The hungry crowd had settled into a rapturous lull as nominee Samuel Joseph shifted into his proposed economic resolutions, a topic near and dear to the gray, depressed city. From fifty yards out, Cole thought he could see the presidential candidate’s passionate expression subside [...]
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2008 submission by Chelsea Harlan It was the hat, finally, that kept Anna from worrying. It was black and unadorned, but seemed nicely made. Sometimes he was close enough for her to see the neat stitching along the brim, the swoop of the soft velvet cup on top. She didn’t know anything about men’s hats, [...]
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2008 submission by Mel Wells :: 2008 Sledgehammer winner Wanted: Friends! 27-yr-old female, recently moved from Colorado, seeks people to explore Portland with. Show me your fave spots, or we can get lost and explore new restaurants/galleries/parks/shops. Prefer nonsmokers, as I’m allergic. Thursdays only. *** I confess, I watch for Ethan. I watch him maneuver [...]
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