The August 2011 Issue of The Washington Pastime includes the following stories: Reservations, by Matthew Ward [LITERARY] Remember Mars, by Michael Anthony [SCI-FI] The Burning Man, by Matt Walker [HORROR] Damn Good Cop, by Jeanette Samuels [MYSTERY] 1 Hour, 13…
The Spirit Hand The deepest of all the patterns in the human spirit is one of departure and return and the journey implicit in between. —Laurens van der Post (1906-1996) “Point of Total Return,” Jung and the Story of Our…
They think I killed my husband. That’s why they’re here. I knew it long before I saw them. I don’t have to even look, I can sense it. But I look anyways. From behind the lace curtain, I watch as…
I first met Kevin in a bar. It’s where I meet most of my clients. He struck me as an ideal customer – quiet, reserved, head-hunched like a turtle. A sap, in other words. A man society would continue to…
“I don’t remember what I ate for breakfast, but I remember every detail of our trip to Mars,” Abraham said, grinning, “That was a golden age in America.” Children sat in a semi-circle around the old man, their wide eyes…
“It’s very good. Won’t you try some?” Beverly glanced briefly at her plate, dismissing a small cutlet, diced into cubes, and mound of white rice. “It’s alright, really…” Thomas ingested a spoonful to substantiate his claim, “Although, I’m sure you’ve…
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