Fiction
All the Rage
int. the conference room of pharmaceutical conglomerate axxochem — morning. Chemist Andrew Clark, forty, stands before the Axxochem board, wearing a wrinkled, blue pinstriped suit. He taps nervously on his …
Read MoreThe Man on the Island
The taxi from the airport to Bridgetown took forty minutes. Stepping out of the terminal into the hot, humid air had been like walking into a sauna; he felt claustrophobic …
Read MoreCalpurnia’s Thought Record
Situation March 14. Night. In bed. I dream that Romans are washing their hands in Caesar’s blood. He is dead. Murder. Mood Anxiety:90% Sad:95% Angry: 70% Automatic thoughts What was …
Read MoreSt. Patrick’s Day
From: Patrick [pat@heaven.org] To: God [ourfather@heaven.org] Cc: [allsaints@heaven.org] Subject: March 17 >>>>> >>>>>Dear God, >>>>> >>>>>My day, March 17th, is upon us once again, and >>>>>once again I have only …
Read MoreShock Jock (Part II)
Part I of this play appears in the December/January issue of The Walrus #1: Great! #2: That’s fantastic! #3: Super! ED: Wow, uh… LEW: No Speckle Lake. ED: Uh, okay. …
Read MoreThe Smell of Smoke
Green remembers the quality of sunlight on the afternoon he last saw Maggie, August 23, 1968, beside his parents’ swimming pool. It was late in the season so there was …
Read MoreA Billion Little Pieces
Illustration by Clayton Hanmer It was one of those days that fill you with hope and a sense of tristesse. They come often to this part of Provence, where our …
Read MoreMarried with Husbands
Illustration by Clayton Hanmer A pitch for a new one-hour television series The concept: Rachel Waisberg, a fiftysomething writer, loves her husband, Sam, but they haven’t had sex since their …
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