A pair of tiny black eyes rose from the compost. The raccoon stared. He stared back. The raccoon made a small gesture with its paw, as if about to count […]

Most people know John Coltrane for the sound that could open a doorway in the night sky. Only a handful knew about the other thing that made him close his […]

In a neighbourhood filled with kombucha bars and cafes that only sold beverages made with turmeric, there lived a flute player named Lisa who had not slept in nine nights. […]

Thelma played the cello. Every morning before she talked to anyone, like checking the weather. She was married to Fred who was a decent man. Reliable Fred. The kind of […]

By the time Milo Thatch realized he was never going to be a famous musician, he was knee deep into an overextended Visa credit card. His songs were good, but […]

In the cracked decade of drones, pandemics, and screens, (hint: this one) there lived a musician who could carve out pure silence and squeeze holy improvisation from it. A noble […]

The real curse was remembering it alone. They had all taken the drug. All of them. “We never took anything,” they said.“What are you talking about?”“You must have imagined it.” […]

The world, as it turns out, is a master bureaucrat. It closes doors without looking up from its sandwich. First the manager quit. Then the label ghosted, proving corporations can […]

The café was wholesome, the kind of place where they had three types of non-dairy milk and spelled milk, mylk. Andy sat there feeling like a person at the wrong […]

It was late summer when Claire Bergen was invited to play at the International Peace Garden, south of town. The air was thick with bees and blossoms, the folding chairs […]