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THE BOOK REPORT: The other side of history

Dan Vaughn

George Custer was the son of an Ohio blacksmith, poor and without much hope of ever becoming a world-recognized name. With the intense desire to make something of himself, he decided to become a lawyer. His family, however, lacked the means to... Full story

'Move Over Mike Dover' by Brent Kerrigan

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Brent Kerrigan

The sun settles behind the green grandstand, bathing the fairgrounds in a golden glow that gives even the cheapest and dirtiest of rides twenty minutes of respectability. Carnival barkers pull their hats over their eyes and gaze into a crowd that... Full story

'Nolan County Banshee' by Brandon R. Garcia

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Brandon R. Garcia

Dreams never fool me. Once my eyes are closed they’ll slither like vines into my bed and try to smother me without me knowing, but they’re not as sneaky as they think. I know they’re coming. They squeeze themselves tight around... Full story

'Samurai Sticks' By Zack Quaintance

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Zack Quaintance

The dust-covered action figures lined the sill inside the bedroom window, their dead eyes looking down at an industrial-sized dumpster. On the sidewalk, a 9-year-old boy looked up at the figures. Someday Jeremy’s gonna want those, he... Full story

'American Philosophy' by William Mainous

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

William Mainous

On the 28th day of January, I woke up that morning only to slowly drag myself out of bed, and get myself ready to face another, potentially, tiresome day. An unexpected chill sprinted though the air that morning or at least it fell unexpectedly for... Full story

'Wicked – Her Secret Words' By Lina Suarez

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Lina Suarez

her secret words, they glare at me and sneer within how I am wicked, more wicked now to opt living in sin. and then I never hear her say the words, but I know, I must know she is displeased. I come from a long line of sinners. el mal... Full story

'What He Crosses Into' by Brenda Riojas

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Brenda Riojas

The military occupies this city of faded pink concrete walls marked in green and black graffiti,                   a city of curfews populated with fear, a city... Full story

'The Outhouse – A Standing Monument to Country Essence' By Don Clifford

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Don Clifford

Ed Ledbetter choked on a plug of Copenhagen and dang near swallowed his new store-bought upper plate. In between gasps for air he sputtered, “You want t’do what?” “I wish to install a flush toilet in my outhouse,” Jake... Full story

'The Fool' by Clarissa Guerra

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Clarissa Guerra

I looked across from my seat where she sat. It took me a years’ salary just to get her to consider talking to me. I had no choice but to turn to the streets to gather the money needed. She watched me across the seat will the chauffer drove.... Full story

'The Employment Office' by Juan Ovalle

FESTIVA'S CREATIVE WRITING ISSUE 2009

Juan Ovalle

The first thing I thought about was Richard. We’d gone to the bowling alley in Mission, about twenty miles from our town. There was a bowling alley in Edinburg, but the one in Mission was the one we liked; this one not only had an archery... Full story

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