The Goblins of Bellwater by Molly Ringle The Goblins of Bellwater Author: Molly Ringle Central Avenue Publishing, 2017 ISBN: 978-1-77168-117-9 $13.95 For those who wish to study legends and lore, there is a truth that is well known: never, ever make a deal with...
Issue 10 / Summer 2017 It was a dog—or at least, it was once. The decaying carcass of a massive wolfhound lay right in front of them, covered in pine branches. The bulbous eyes and long teeth protruded from sunken flesh, and the tongue was a swollen stub,...
Issue 10 / Summer 2017 The veteran relief pitcher worried the ball with his fingers, shaking off every sign the catcher offered. Soon, if this guy didn’t get something going, Roger was going to have to DVR the game. Fantastic. Littering his newish apartment,...
Issue 9 / Spring 2017 At first, the scaffolding had taken some getting used to—the men’s work boots at eye level, their cell phone conversations, the Spanish radio, the dark. Beneath the filmy cocoon of painter’s cloth it was always dusk, every room shadowed....
Issue 9 / Spring 2017 It was love at first fight, or maybe at second. It’s the old story, I guess. The girl is touchy about failing fifth grade, and the boy, annoyed that she’s been assigned to share the double-desk with him, keeps teasing her about it. Next...