There exists a moment when you’re in a mindset of complete excellence in everything you do. You are 'In The Zone.' The new issue of 50 to 1 brings to such state. Contributors include: Nicole Monaghan, Robert Vaughan, Karla Tanay, Thomas Sullivan, Russell Streur, Shannon Peil, and Deborah Cherry Mosch.
Glen is all about the NHL playoffs right now. Blackhawks are going to win it all!
1st line by Deborah Cherry Mosch
I knew it would end badly every time, yet looked forward to our weekly visits to the BonTon, where proprietor Stacey Baergor sat in the back of the store behind her desk, ala Johnny Carson, smoking her cigarette.
Deborah Cherry Mosch is an artist and professor living in Savannah, GA with her husband and series of animals. She has been editing a color theory textbook for eighteen years. (It has occurred to her recently that her childish sense of humor, incessant email-writing and a chain of nonstop, lifelong, unfortunate, awkward occurrences may exist not just to annoy, but to help people.)
I knew it would end badly every time, yet looked forward to our weekly visits to the BonTon, where proprietor Stacey Baergor sat in the back of the store behind her desk, ala Johnny Carson, smoking her cigarette.
Deborah Cherry Mosch is an artist and professor living in Savannah, GA with her husband and series of animals. She has been editing a color theory textbook for eighteen years. (It has occurred to her recently that her childish sense of humor, incessant email-writing and a chain of nonstop, lifelong, unfortunate, awkward occurrences may exist not just to annoy, but to help people.)
Manufacturers Defect by Shannon Peil
What is this? Your warranty guaranteed a child of at least superior intellect! This thing is addlebrained!” He yelled, shaking and clutching his wife’s shoulder. The doctor quickly dismissed his technician with the baby and attempted to calm them, punching in the request for a new child into the terminal.
Shannon Peil is a writer living in Boulder, Colorado. He has been named "Most influential man in the Multiverse of 2010" by three separate secret societies that have asked to remain anonymous. He also edits the literary journal amphibi.us [http://amphibi.us.]
What is this? Your warranty guaranteed a child of at least superior intellect! This thing is addlebrained!” He yelled, shaking and clutching his wife’s shoulder. The doctor quickly dismissed his technician with the baby and attempted to calm them, punching in the request for a new child into the terminal.
Shannon Peil is a writer living in Boulder, Colorado. He has been named "Most influential man in the Multiverse of 2010" by three separate secret societies that have asked to remain anonymous. He also edits the literary journal amphibi.us [http://amphibi.us.]
Calamity And Dread by Russell Streur
Calamity: All aboard.
Dread: Tickets.
Sap: All paid up.
Dread: Papers.
Sap: All in order.
Dread: Enjoy the trip.
Calamity: Buckle up.
Sap: Where are we going?
Dread: River of Waste.
Calamity: Then comes Limbo. Your's.
Dread: Start the countdown.
Calamity: Zero.
Dread: Time runs out.
Calamity: So does air.
Russell Streur is a born-again dissident residing in Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been published in the United States, Ireland and Switzerland. He has recently opened the doors of The Camel Saloon, a bar for dromedaries, malcontents and jewels of the world. First drink is on the house: http://thecamelsaloon.blogspot.com/
Calamity: All aboard.
Dread: Tickets.
Sap: All paid up.
Dread: Papers.
Sap: All in order.
Dread: Enjoy the trip.
Calamity: Buckle up.
Sap: Where are we going?
Dread: River of Waste.
Calamity: Then comes Limbo. Your's.
Dread: Start the countdown.
Calamity: Zero.
Dread: Time runs out.
Calamity: So does air.
Russell Streur is a born-again dissident residing in Atlanta, Georgia. His work has been published in the United States, Ireland and Switzerland. He has recently opened the doors of The Camel Saloon, a bar for dromedaries, malcontents and jewels of the world. First drink is on the house: http://thecamelsaloon.blogspot.com/
1st line by Thomas Sullivan
Standing to the side of a frothing crowd with my WWII medals on my chest, I looked over at an angry guy in a tricorn hat and wondered when patriotism became about demanding a tax cut.
Thomas Sullivan is the author of Life In The Slow Lane, a comic memoir about teaching drivers education. For info on this title, and to view more of Thomas’ writing, please visit his author website at http://thomassullivanhumor.com.
Standing to the side of a frothing crowd with my WWII medals on my chest, I looked over at an angry guy in a tricorn hat and wondered when patriotism became about demanding a tax cut.
Thomas Sullivan is the author of Life In The Slow Lane, a comic memoir about teaching drivers education. For info on this title, and to view more of Thomas’ writing, please visit his author website at http://thomassullivanhumor.com.
1st line by Karla Tanay
It takes thirty-three foot pounds of pressure to crush a man’s skull, but until today this knowledge served no practical purpose.
Karla Tanay is a bug doctor and roller derby enthusiast who has recently resurrected her long abandoned childhood hobby of storytelling.
It takes thirty-three foot pounds of pressure to crush a man’s skull, but until today this knowledge served no practical purpose.
Karla Tanay is a bug doctor and roller derby enthusiast who has recently resurrected her long abandoned childhood hobby of storytelling.
Three or Sometimes Four by Robert Vaughan
She liked to cook. I hated it. I would sit and stare. She was a talker. That was just the beginning. Sometimes I’d lie in bed and try to remember what we had in common. I’d count them. Usually didn’t get past three or sometimes four.
Robert Vaughan's plays have been produced in NYC, LA, SF and Milwaukee, where he currently resides. He leads two adult writing roundtables for Redbird- Redoak Studios. His fiction has or will appear in magazines 50 to 1, Postcard Shorts, Short, Fast & Deadly, Six Sentences, Thunderclap Press and Tryst. His blog, One Writer’s Life, is at http://rgv7735.wordpress.com.
She liked to cook. I hated it. I would sit and stare. She was a talker. That was just the beginning. Sometimes I’d lie in bed and try to remember what we had in common. I’d count them. Usually didn’t get past three or sometimes four.
Robert Vaughan's plays have been produced in NYC, LA, SF and Milwaukee, where he currently resides. He leads two adult writing roundtables for Redbird- Redoak Studios. His fiction has or will appear in magazines 50 to 1, Postcard Shorts, Short, Fast & Deadly, Six Sentences, Thunderclap Press and Tryst. His blog, One Writer’s Life, is at http://rgv7735.wordpress.com.
Monster by Nicole Monaghan
You were defeated but regenerated with deft speed, your piles mutating new girth quicker than I replenish detergent. Items slung into color-coded canvas bags power your damp, sloppy force. I think I’m ahead, doing small loads daily but you overtake me one sock, shirt, one smelly dishrag at a time.
Nicole Monaghan thinks writers are rock stars and tries really hard to be one. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in The Foundling Review, Short, Fast and Deadly, Camroc Press Review, Six Sentences and Long Story Short.
You were defeated but regenerated with deft speed, your piles mutating new girth quicker than I replenish detergent. Items slung into color-coded canvas bags power your damp, sloppy force. I think I’m ahead, doing small loads daily but you overtake me one sock, shirt, one smelly dishrag at a time.
Nicole Monaghan thinks writers are rock stars and tries really hard to be one. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in The Foundling Review, Short, Fast and Deadly, Camroc Press Review, Six Sentences and Long Story Short.