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Prison Dialogue

by Mark C. Wallfisch May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022

Inmate 1: Yeah, the skank guard thinks I love her. She’s stuck on me, and that’s not so…

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Another Mother’s Day

by Mark C. Wallfisch May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

Miriam Goldstein, an old woman now, goes to the cemetery every Mother’s Day. But her mother’s body isn’t…
Active Shooter

by Mark C. Wallfisch April 22, 2022

April 22, 2022

“Active shooter! Active shooter!” Thousands of people went running for the mall exits when they heard, and repeated,…
Jimmy

by Mark C. Wallfisch March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

Four years ago, Jimmy graduated from law school and took a job with the law firm of Woodbury…
Bed

by Mark C. Wallfisch February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022

Who wouldn’t want a $2,000 king-size upholstered bed? The answer, it turns out, is, “Just about everybody.” Sam…
Christmas

by Mark C. Wallfisch December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021

My neighbor Denise told me that a month ago she happened upon an outdoor ceremony downtown for the…
Thanksgiving

by Mark C. Wallfisch November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021

“Yes, my mother made it like that, and, in fact, her mother did, too,” Les told Michael. “So…
Finally

by Mark C. Wallfisch October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021

“Can we please leave at 6:30?” my partner Harvey asked me plaintively. “That’s way too early,” I told…
From the Editor – A Fictional Editorial for Our Times

by Mark C. Wallfisch September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021

As I sit at my desk writing to my many loyal readers of the beloved National Patriotic Monthly,…
Dixie Blues

by Mark C. Wallfisch August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021

“Hey Earl, you wanna take a road trip? Gonna see Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, ‘n’ Florida.” “When…

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