1. Ruby of Hesperia
By Max Talley
A new name and a new life, but the lies may go deeper than he thought … and they’re not all his.
2. The Midway
By L. Mack
Blind dates can go bad, but not usually this bad — or this well.
3. Misquoting T.S. Eliot
By Pamela McFarland
Our third runner-up in the 2022 Great American Fiction Contest: At 60, Evelyn is stuck in the past. Is it too late to open her heart?
4. My Brother’s Keeper
By Veronica Leigh
A young boy’s brother returns from the war — or does he?
5. Francine
By Ginger Dehlinger
First runner-up in the 2022 Great American Fiction Contest.
6. Too Far from Shore
By Sarah Schiff
An off-the-grid family at sea clashes with Mother Nature. Can the family survive both the storm and what comes after?
7. Leaving Trout Lake
By Lily Parker
She didn’t want to be there. She didn’t want to be here. She just wanted to be somewhere else.
8. A Consent (1908)
By Wendell Berry
Will farmer Ptolemy Proudfoot muster the nerve to court the local school teacher, Miss Minnie?
9. Famous People
By Mark Jacobs
Aunt Elodie wanted to leave something of herself behind for prosperity. Problem is, she didn’t know what “it” was.
10. We Suckle
By Timothy G. Huguenin
There’s something evil in the root cellar. If only they could remember what it is.
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