Guess what time it is again, ladies and gents. That's right, it's time for this week's issue of 50 to 1. This issue, appropriately dubbed 'ONLY HUMAN,' is full of excellent work including: Jeanine DeHoney, Christopher Jacobsmeyer, Robert Laughlin, Neal Kemet, D.S. Apfelbaum, Amanda Davis, and P.D. Piliere. Remember to comment on their work and visit their websites. Even check out some of their other work if they have it posted! Remember to check out the updated guidelines if you plan on submitting. Also, try out the new archives; it is a tad bit easier to navigate through to older issues. Thanks for reading! Enjoy yourself - you're at 50 to 1!
-Glen
1st line by P.D. Piliere
Her mouth tasted like my Mother's: whisky and Parliaments.
P.D. Piliere is a writer living on Island. He is currently working on a Ph.D in psychology.
Her mouth tasted like my Mother's: whisky and Parliaments.
P.D. Piliere is a writer living on Island. He is currently working on a Ph.D in psychology.
Nightlight by Amanda Davis
She leaves the light on in the hallway now, an ugly yellow security blanket to coat her walls and ease her to sleep. She knows the city streets are no more dangerous now than before, but she felt safer when she had someone else around to turn out the lights.
Amanda Davis always leaves the hallway light on. She blogs at http://davisac1.livejournal.com.
She leaves the light on in the hallway now, an ugly yellow security blanket to coat her walls and ease her to sleep. She knows the city streets are no more dangerous now than before, but she felt safer when she had someone else around to turn out the lights.
Amanda Davis always leaves the hallway light on. She blogs at http://davisac1.livejournal.com.
Notable Deaths by D.S. Apfelbaum
Melba Melbury chewed tobacco everyday and never missed the spittoon. She’s survived by her sister’s husband’s third cousins who didn’t know her well but will always remember her fondness for a ferret named Spike and fervid contempt for the poor. Ms. Melbury, who died suddenly this past Tuesday, was 106.
D.S. Apfelbaum earned a B.A. in English in 2008 at Long Island University's C.W. Post campus, where she expects to graduate again in May 2010 with a degree in Library and Information Science. She blogs at generationarc.blogspot.com.
Melba Melbury chewed tobacco everyday and never missed the spittoon. She’s survived by her sister’s husband’s third cousins who didn’t know her well but will always remember her fondness for a ferret named Spike and fervid contempt for the poor. Ms. Melbury, who died suddenly this past Tuesday, was 106.
D.S. Apfelbaum earned a B.A. in English in 2008 at Long Island University's C.W. Post campus, where she expects to graduate again in May 2010 with a degree in Library and Information Science. She blogs at generationarc.blogspot.com.
Troy by Neal Kemet
She saw “Thus Spake Zarathustra” on my little table. She said I am still naïve, reading stuff meant only for undergraduates. I reminded her that she was still reading about the Trojan War, and fables like that. “You know what? This is the only justified war in history,” She yelled.
Neal Kemet received Ph.D. in philosophy for The University of Calgary and taught philosophy in Missouri.
She saw “Thus Spake Zarathustra” on my little table. She said I am still naïve, reading stuff meant only for undergraduates. I reminded her that she was still reading about the Trojan War, and fables like that. “You know what? This is the only justified war in history,” She yelled.
Neal Kemet received Ph.D. in philosophy for The University of Calgary and taught philosophy in Missouri.
Poor Decision by Robert Laughlin
The CEO wondered if it was smart to have given Wenburg notice just before the big meeting. He found out when Wenburg introduced him to the clients and shareholders: "Our next speaker is a rat whose karma was to lead an unvirtuous life and be reincarnated in a lower form."
Robert Laughlin lives in Chico, California. Mr. Laughlin is the creator and administrator of the Micro Award, an international competition for previously published flash fiction. His short story, "In the Evening Made," was voted a Notable Story of the Year by the judging panel of the storySouth Million Writers Award, and his novel, Vow of Silence, has been released by Trytium.
The CEO wondered if it was smart to have given Wenburg notice just before the big meeting. He found out when Wenburg introduced him to the clients and shareholders: "Our next speaker is a rat whose karma was to lead an unvirtuous life and be reincarnated in a lower form."
Robert Laughlin lives in Chico, California. Mr. Laughlin is the creator and administrator of the Micro Award, an international competition for previously published flash fiction. His short story, "In the Evening Made," was voted a Notable Story of the Year by the judging panel of the storySouth Million Writers Award, and his novel, Vow of Silence, has been released by Trytium.
Moving Day by Christopher Jacobsmeyer
My daughter plunged down the stairs, and I was powerless to stop her. She lay there, non-moving, non-responsive. She would have cracked her skull on the cold, hard floor if my sister had not moved the plastic crate just minutes before. Her eyelids flutter open, and we sigh in relief.
Christopher Jacobsmeyer is a self-styled fantasy author dabbling in the realms of sci-fi and horror. His tolerant wife and headstrong daughters humor him as long as it suits their needs. If that weren't enough, a trio of cats keeps him in check with their whispered designs of conquest at night.
My daughter plunged down the stairs, and I was powerless to stop her. She lay there, non-moving, non-responsive. She would have cracked her skull on the cold, hard floor if my sister had not moved the plastic crate just minutes before. Her eyelids flutter open, and we sigh in relief.
Christopher Jacobsmeyer is a self-styled fantasy author dabbling in the realms of sci-fi and horror. His tolerant wife and headstrong daughters humor him as long as it suits their needs. If that weren't enough, a trio of cats keeps him in check with their whispered designs of conquest at night.
Rites of Passage by Jeanine DeHoney
“Do me a favor, when it’s time, really time for me to go, take me to the Southeast corner of Central Park, spread my old quilt on the grass for me and walk away so that I can look at the sky and have my final conversation with the clouds."
Jeanine DeHoney is a freelance writer and a former day care teacher who has had her wrriting published in Essence, Upscale, Radiance, Today’s Black Woman(fiction), Mommy Too, Bahiyah Woman’s Magazine, Skipping Stones, Empowerment 4Women (fiction), Quality Woman’s Fiction, Mused-Bella Online, Mothering.com., The Write Place At The Write Time, Writing For Dollars, Wow, and upcoming in Kraze Magazine. She has also had one of her essay’s published in the Chicken Soup book series, “Chicken Soup for The African American Woman’s Soul.”
“Do me a favor, when it’s time, really time for me to go, take me to the Southeast corner of Central Park, spread my old quilt on the grass for me and walk away so that I can look at the sky and have my final conversation with the clouds."
Jeanine DeHoney is a freelance writer and a former day care teacher who has had her wrriting published in Essence, Upscale, Radiance, Today’s Black Woman(fiction), Mommy Too, Bahiyah Woman’s Magazine, Skipping Stones, Empowerment 4Women (fiction), Quality Woman’s Fiction, Mused-Bella Online, Mothering.com., The Write Place At The Write Time, Writing For Dollars, Wow, and upcoming in Kraze Magazine. She has also had one of her essay’s published in the Chicken Soup book series, “Chicken Soup for The African American Woman’s Soul.”