 Jeremy by Elisabeth Hegmann. Elisabeth is a native Hoosier who tries writing a little of everything, including nonfiction, short stories, screenplays, and librettos. A few years ago a production was staged of her opera Tales that Are Told, and she has won awards for both her fiction and nonfiction, including the Mary Louise Rea award for her story "Survillion Circle." She’s currently finishing her English degree before heading off somewhere in the world for an M.F.A. in creative writing. She looks forward to the adventure.
It’s true that after Jeremy died I hadn’t expected to see him again, yet I wasn’t altogether surprised when he showed up at the Woods’ party the day after his family had buried him... (continued)
Snapshot by Kyle Lang. Kyle teaches English and lives in the Adirondacks of upstate New York with his wife and daughter. He enjoys climbing the Adirondack High Peaks, fishing, writing, and throwing tennis balls for his two golden retrievers, Daisy and Pharaoh.
Bald tires screamed on ancient pavement. Rock music roared at an ear-bleeding volume, rendering it nonsensical. A rusty yellow sign reading "Englebrooke Road" hung crooked and flashed by as we tore through in Charlie's pickup.... (continued)
Twins by Joseph Sallazzo. Joseph lives in Tampa with his wife and her cat. He has stories published or forthcoming in Story Teller, Mud Rock, Eyes, Nth Zine, Short Stories Bimonthly and The Circle Magazine. His short story, "Doorbell" was nominated for the 2005 Pushcart Prize. He's currently working on a novel that he hopes to have finished by the end of the year. Joseph's story "The Notification" was published in the Winter 2006 issue of MT.
Jason wakes to the sound of thunder, surprised that he had slept at all. His eyes are hot and gritty. A dull, meaty headache throbs deep in the center of his brain... (continued)
My Brother's Keeper by T. G. Sheppard. T. G. Sheppard is a partner with the law firm Boyne Clarke in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia with his wife and four children. He has previously published "The Twinning" in The Widow Orchid; "Keep Off the Grass," in Nomos, Studies in Spontaneous Order; "Solitude" in Raconteur, The Storyteller Magazine; "Philoctete's Bow" in Lost Worlds; and "In the Mouth of Dis" in Aldebaran. He has a twin brother but disclaims that he resembles Frederick, the main character in "My Brother's Keeper."
I thought it was all over, the long litany of petty sins, so I had removed my stole and was pressing my lips to the little, golden cross when I heard the door to the other chamber click open... (continued)
All in Good Time by David Sebek. According to David, he has always had stories bouncing through his head. Being an only child, he often had to come up with his own story lines to entertain himself. David says, "These stories are finally making their way to the page thanks to the encouragement of my beautiful wife Neely and the influence of Stephen King's work On Writing. Finding time to write is never easy with three children, a Labrador Retriever, three cats and a turtle. This is my first publication and I can't wait to get back to work in my imagination."
"Come on, show me who yo' daddy is. Come on. Come on. That's right! Who's yo' daddy? That's right! That's right! I'm yo' daddy. I'm yo' daddy..." (continued)
MISSED IT IN THE LAST ISSUE?
Well here is another chance to read the Stephanie Nolasco Interview, author of "Ghost."
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SPECIAL FEATURE:
THE JEREMY BROWN INTERVIEW
Author of "The Trackwalkers"
Occupied by Trevor Morrison. After five years as a professional writer in British Columbia’s public service, Trevor Morrison recently resigned to return to full-time post-secondary studies in creative writing and astronomy. When not hard at work on one of his many half-finished writing projects, he drums in an acoustic quintet called the Insignificant Figures. Trevor currently resides in Apartment 409 with his girlfriend Carolyn. They have one smoke detector.
Damn hideabed weighed a ton. An ordeal just getting it to the front door, made no easier by Phil hollering contradictory commands every few seconds like a drunk sergeant... (continued)
The Satin Box by Theresa Perrotta. "The Satin Box" was inspired by a dark trip to George Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. The estate's gift shop featured reproductions of the genuine collapsible boxes Vanderbilt gave out to his employees' children at Christmas in the nineteenth century. The children in the story were inspired by ... children.
Finally, finally, a funeral that Angela can't dominate because she's the one in the casket. I know that sounds terrible... (continued)
Double Trouble by Michael Barber. Michael recently retired to a lake in Tennessee where he sails his Sunfish. When the wind isn’t blowing, he writes short stories. Michael and his wife, Michaela, have four children ages 15 to 25. The oldest three are scattered about but the youngest son is being home-schooled. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in English and has finally found the time to write stories. Recent credits include Enigma and Dream Fantasy International.
It was on a Monday morning that she first appeared to him as if in a dream: rising up out of the subterranean gloom below Grand Central Station, the pearl gleam of her hair moving swiftly through dim and changing shapes... (continued)
Mercury Bones by Naomi Clark. Naomi lives and works in Cambridge, UK. She's been writing since she could hold a pen, although she admits her early works "probably don't stand up to close scrutiny..." Since then she's had stories published in Worlds of Wonder, Dark Fire Fiction, Lost Souls and Whispering Spirits, so presumably she's improved. When she's not working for the local police, she's working on her paranormal fantasy series and indulging her penchant for Vincent Price films. See the sights at her website at violet-corona.tripod.com
Vaughn glanced at the girl who'd appeared on the barstool next to his. She looked too young, too pretty and too clean to be here. The Fox Pelt catered to truckers, hunters and drunks... (continued)
Sin and Sorrow by John Meany. John lives in Pt. Pleasant, NJ., a quiet seashore town, just south of New York City. He has published several short stories and poems, and has a passion for great art. Especially for paintings like that of Picasso and Monet, which distort nature and make you think. The author would like to clarify to the Midnight Times readers that his story "Sin and Sorrow" is purely a work of fiction, so don't be afraid to send your children to the ice cream truck.
No, I guess I wasn't the type of child you could easily talk to. I was shy and I didn't really trust many people, especially adults. So when she first started coming around back in 1998-I didn't really trust her either... (continued)
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Another year has flown by, and here I am publishing the 3rd annual Big New Year Fiction Issue (Winter 2007), which features ten short stories. There is a good mix of more serious "literary" type stories as well as the usual mainstream/contemporary/genre fiction, and of course all of the stories have the traditional MT 
