In recession-era Ireland, a boy's purchase of a retired racehorse and the birth of her mysterious colt...
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Richard Edwards has a BFA in Creative Writing and Journalism from Bowling Green State University and an M.S. in Education from the University of Akron. Managing editor of Drunk Duck, poetry editor for Prairie Margins, reporter for Miscellany, Akron Journal, Lorain Journal, and The BG News. He has also worked as a professional writer and editor in the medical publishing industry for several years. For the last 15 years Richard has also taught literature and writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels. He works much of the time with at-risk students.
In 1979 Hungary, a child's innocent perspective captures a day of chaos when the family's water heater...
A young Grim Reaper on probation accidentally encounters his next assignment at a gas station, breaking protocol.
A witty parody of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" that transforms the prince's existential crisis into a comical scene about...
… but Sunday night, I get a fright, when I think of Monday morning. Although his grandfather’s...
Classic short story about a hunter who becomes prey when he discovers a mysterious island where an...
A SERVICE OF LOVE by O. Henry When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
Flies thrive on dirt and grime. Even so, they do attempt to clean themselves, brushing their heads...
When I was a little boy I once went with my father to call on Adrian Borlsover....
A rich couple longed for a child. The wife prayed under a juniper tree, and eventually gave...
THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR by Edgar Allan Poe Of course I shall not...
NEVER BET THE DEVIL YOUR HEAD A Tale With a Moral. by Edgar Allan Poe “Con tal...
The story begins in Salem village, where young Goodman Brown bids farewell to his wife, Faith, to...
A fly flew into Diego’s mouth. He spluttered and waved his arms around, disgusted. One hundred Fahrenheit...
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce is a classic and chilling short story.