October's picks from our fellow magazines.
- The Fairgrounds - Thomas Ha
A young boy goes to the fairgrounds one night to find a gift for a girl he likes, but he discovers strange things await him beneath the bright lights and excitement of that unusual place. - Love is a Haunting - Sydney Paige Guerrero
"You once told me that ghosts are the world’s way of remembering." - Interview #5 - Stacie Turner
“I am a god,” the woman said. - All We Ever Had - M. A. Akins
My dad did his best to never miss work, a Sunday at church, a wedding, or a funeral. Not even when he could have avoided all kinds of problems by just staying home. Not even when the president announced the world was going to end.
His example helped me get out the door that day. And all the weeks after.
Now, the last day, I walk out of my apartment carrying a plant I gifted my girlfriend during an online date. I keep it with me since I’ll never get to meet her in person. I put the plant in the basket of my mountain bike.
I have a while before my shift starts, so I pedal slowly and take a last look around the city.