Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedThe Golden Sea, and Silver by J. David LissA congregant asked me how I most want to be remembered, as a rabbi or a physicist. “Remembered,” I said, “Why, am I going someplace?” …12 min read·Oct 18, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedBloodlines by Ranney CampbellI could feel the terror in my flesh in the darkness before I opened my eyes. A tightening, here and there, all over my body. …9 min read·Oct 18, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedCompton by Alan SwyerWith the Compton youth baseball and softball programs … once more short of funds, Mike Lerner’s mind went into overdrive …8 min read·Oct 18, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedBreathe Deeply by Laton CarterCaroline and Peter were the type of people who wanted their house to smell good. Scented candles were out. Aromatherapy was out. …3 min read·Oct 17, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedFinest Hour by Chris CottomI was famished when I got home. So I wasn’t pleased to find a man in my bedsit. ‘Mr Godber? Your landlady kindly let me in. …2 min read·Oct 17, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedThe Timely Death of Peter Usher by James NelliThe inside of the church on Manhattan’s Lower East Side was damp and smelled like scented candles and old leather. David stood in the back4 min read·Oct 17, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedAfter Hours by Nicole M. WolvertonIt’s the bagpipes — droning, keening, high-pitched. The sound should be annoying, and yet everything in me wants to cry along. …8 min read·Oct 17, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedBook of Changes (Eight Hexagrams) by by Michael McCormickIt was a quiet morning in the Year of the Rooster. The old fortune teller Hiromi Shoju sat still in the doorway of his house. …6 min read·Oct 12, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedRooting against the Sox by J. WeintraubThe first baseball game I ever attended was in old Connie Mack Stadium at 35th and Lehigh. My father had taken me and three others …6 min read·Oct 12, 2023----
Defuncted EditorsinDefunctedBear in Mind by Michael DiamondCy-ku. Or cyaiku. Whatever handle you slap on it, it’s hot, it’s new and it’s sweeping the Web. …3 min read·Oct 12, 2023----
