If we love enough
byLove and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up. If we love each other enough, we will bear…
Believe in a little bit of everything
by the daily asteriskA mimosa tree, green and thin limbed, pushes up through the snow. My grandmother brought the seeds with her from back home. Sometimes, she pulls…
Pennsylvania round in four parts
by Marjorie MaddoxEditor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the collection of short stories What She Was Saying by Marjorie Maddox (Fomite, 2017). I. Before…
Frayed and nibbled
by the daily asteriskI am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done…
Exhalation of a Pine Wood in Winter
by Naomi WengerIn the deep shadow of the wood, ice-bound needles clink together. Cold wind blows away the piney odor for a moment, and by its…
Constant discovery
by the daily asteriskKeeping a sanctuary of trees is a journey of constant discovery. The keeper comes on board usually after the trees have been on the…
Necessary sounds
by Griffin Paul JacksonDuring the war, ISIS set up camp in her father’s fields. The rebels fired rockets into town from their perches somewhere in the foothills….
Something real
by the daily asteriskUrban and industrial theories and values have supplanted the truer ones of the countryside. These true ones survive mainly as a sentimental attachment to…
Rocky River series: Railroad
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-ReitsmaThree Rivers, Michigan (March 2017) Three Rivers is located near the old Sauk Trail, a pathway between Detroit and Chicago that was first forged…
Efficiency demands sacrifice
by the daily asteriskThe deep, dark secret of efficiency is that it is always the result of sacrifice. We sacrifice time with our children for efficient fast-tracked…