The Literary Magazine of the Osterhout Free Library
Accident
Francine Witte
Stella was in the driver’s seat when the car just took over. She tried with all her strength to turn left, to avoid the parked red Chevy, but the car turned right and slammed into it.
Of course, Stella thought of the Twilight Zone. Of course, she smelled her own breath.
But she was sober, and this was real, real life. Continue reading “Francine Witte, Accident”
Word Fountain opens up for submissions again on Monday, September 24! We’re looking for your poems and short (preferably very short) fiction.
Just take a quick look at the following link, for our simple but important submission guidelines. Continue reading “Submissions”
Turf War
Eric Chiles
His barefoot son came in from the yard
crying with red spots across his foot.
That’s how the invasion was discovered. Continue reading “Eric Chiles, Three Poems”
Attention
Janet Locke
The microwave clock
tells me I’m running late,
even though it runs slow.
So also say my cell phone,
my watch, and my wall clock.
A good friend was late for
everything, and she was perfect Continue reading “Janet Locke, Two Poems”
Early Spring
Tom Montag
The wind has
let down the sky.
Small birds fly
into afternoon.
We are leaving
winter behind.
The birds know it.
We know it.
All the green things
have been told, though
not all of them
believe it yet. Continue reading “Tom Montag, Early Spring”
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