Mirror Box

Mirror Box

Dr. Merton gave Shelby Aronowitz bad news. The pain in her knee was osteosarcoma. They would have to amputate.  “Can’t they replace it?” Shelby’s mother said. “Just the knee?”  “No,” Dr. Merton said. “We have to remove bone too far above and below the joint.” He...
Spirit Box

Spirit Box

Kristin searched for a sound in the still air of the historic inn’s guest room, holding up a hand for silence while Mark dropped the equipment on a rosy bedspread. Muted light filtered through warped glass, long shadows reaching over papered walls. Coming here at...
Jack Harris: Fiction & Poetry winners' reading series

Jack Harris: Fiction & Poetry winners' reading series

Jack Harris reads his award-winning story, “Aeshnidae,” from the 2018 Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction Contest. Jack Harris is the second-place winner of the Wisconsin People & Ideas 2018 Fiction Contest. Originally from Mazomanie, Harris is a Creative Writing...