“The baby’s on the roof,” Charlotte said. I looked up to see my wife of nine years frozen like a statue with a long slender finger pointing out of the open balcony door. I took long measured CEO strides toward the door and in my best Just-In-Time management voice said, “What’s going on here, honey?” … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction 2013
The Tide — Carol Scott-Conner
The tide rushes through a chasm in your heart. A rift, where there should be a wall. An abyss, where there should be a barrier. And that tide carves a canyon, water wearing away rock, blood on tissue, tearing the living fabric of your life asunder. Your head bobs from the force of your pulse. … Continue reading
Be Better — Suzanne Richardson
I got out my trail map when I heard someone found Jimmy’s body. I had a feeling I knew where: the North Carolina/Tennessee border on the Appalachian Trail. Reports said he was shirtless, grey and rubbery, covered in leaves—in some ditch or depression in the earth. I thought about the men, the ones traveling with … Continue reading
2 Minutes 16 Seconds Inside Her Head — Stefani Wright
“Don’t you believe me?” you say. And all I could think of was the fact that every person has the capacity to lie; in fact, a person on average lies at least six times a day and who’s to say that this isn’t one of those lies? Maybe you hadn’t reached your six lie quota, … Continue reading
Lucky — Chelsey Clammer
Dulululululululululute! Dong dong dong dong dong! It’s the sound of a yes. She is lucky again. The dinging continues as she extracts her mouth from the lever of the slot machine, as she wipes the saliva away from the corners of her mouth and pumps her fists into the air. Another $400 won. She has … Continue reading
The Lie of the Stones — Ace Boggess
He couldn’t tell if it were a hillock or another grave. Bernard stepped up the slight rise, black shoes digging into the mud and wet grass. Streaks of brown already coated the legs of his ashen slacks like flames painted on the side of some jock’s sports car. Luckily though, the rain stopped around twilight, … Continue reading
Hard Shell, Soft Shell — Michael Chaney
It was morning and although I had to get to work my mom drifted in and out of fantasy like a cinder in a snow globe. Except her globe would be filled with bullshit. The same old bullshit to be exact—how my manager at the pet store, Jenks, was smart just like my Daddy back … Continue reading
Happy Summer Reading!
Hello readers! The summer is upon us and we hope you are keeping cool with this Midwestern heat. Today is an exciting day because we are releasing our Spring 2013 fiction issue on our website. It is a great issue, covering a wide variety of stories and we hope you enjoy reading it as much … Continue reading
Calling All Kohawks!
The Coe Review is looking to feature flash fiction–750 words or less– by Coe students in the Spring Fiction Issue of the magazine. Here are some examples of good flash fiction, which you can read online: http://www.fringemagazine.org/ http://www.tinhouse.com/blog/category/flash-fridays http://sliceoflifemagazine.wordpress.com/ Email your work to coereview@coe.edu by March 1st! We can’t wait to read what you send! Continue reading
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