Author: Dual Coast Magazine

Jax and Alma By Carol Jones

Jax saw Alma’s head resting on her arm, flat on the cool surface of her desk. Her hair covered her face and spilled over the edge like a soft black waterfall. She…

My Aunt Knew Something by Anita Gorman

—I was sure of that. But what did she know? I was only ten, and I knew very little. She lived a train and bus ride from Grand Central Station, in Lake…

Intrinsic by Heikki Huotari

Maybe there are two of you and you have yet to separate or you’re disoriented, morally opposed to gravity and gender neutral in a unitard and showing evidence of neither pin nor…

Desperately Semaphoring from The Shore by Claire Scott

Desperately semaphoring from the shore I wave & call your name Samuel stomp like a lunatic down the beach tromple striped beach towels & children’s shovels kick over plastic buckets crush elaborate…

Zephyrs by Jackie Maugh Robinson

ascending from the depths of sleeping before new dawn lifts the curtain of darkness a thrill of returning memory weaves dream amnesia into the fabric of contentment perfectly poached egg nestled in…

The Exile before his Desk by David Anthony Sam

In an exhausted room darkness oozes from corners to gather around my chair A candle swallows itself to an ebb of glowing wick wisping its spirit A strange woman enters my room…

Compassionate Tails By Patricia Rossi

There are defining moments in our lives, some are monumental, others tainted in hues of insignificance, but nonetheless memorable. As a lifelong marathon runner, many of my defining moments have materialized on…

The Holy Man by Steve Slavin

1 It was the night of the Democratic primary in 1970. We were delirious! Bella Abzug had just wrested the Congressional seat from Leonard Farbstein, a political hack. The honorable Congressman claimed…

The Light by Blaze Farrar

The November moon was high overhead, making the treetops and field look silver. I went out to see the moon glow on my skin and found a moth struggling to build a…

Smoked Salmon and Asparagus Pasta

Bow-tie pasta (farfalle) is great in dishes with intense fragrances and flavors. It really holds on to the delicious, creamy sauce in this entree. Ingredients: 4 ounces smoked salmon, torn into pieces…

East Coast CICADA Roast!

What some call a 17-year problem, we call delicious! For best results, catch ‘em while they’re fresh out of the ground. They will be easier to catch and more tender! 1 lb…

Quibids.com (An investigation)

Quibids.com The Real Story – An Investigatory Review of Quibids.com and Its Practices Qibids.com is a business involved in “Penny Auctions”. This appears to be a form of online gambling thinly disguised…

Staff Comics

Staff Comics

Detour by Cheryl Diane Kidder

Detour “Did you bring the baby’s bottle?” “Of course I did. Did you put the diapers in the trunk?” “We can always buy diapers.” “You mean to say we have no diapers…

Dredging by Adam Kotlarczyk

Dredging “They’re draining Jackson Pond,” my wife says, and I almost spray my Fruit Loops. She just keeps rolling like it doesn’t matter, rinsing her breakfast dishes and slipping them into the…

Delaney’s Pansies by Evan Guilford-Blake

Delaney’s Pansies Delaney had spent his entire life trying to make the world a more beautiful place. And he’d done it—modestly perhaps, but he’d done it. His pansies glorified his yard and…

I Shake My Head by Rachel Pond

I Shake My Head because when I ask her what the emergency is, she tells me her 11 year old son won’t go to school. I want to shout at the woman…

Emerging Adulthood (Vignettes) by Kimberly Zerkel

Emerging Adulthood Old Age Frightens Me During the last few years of his life, Grandad used to write down the time and events of each day. At 2:15, the mail was delivered,…

Polaroid Umbrella by Patricia Rossi

Polaroid Umbrella A pink candle perfectly centered atop a birthday cake, a cake my mother baked on a scorching summer afternoon in late August, 1965. It was my favorite cake, chocolate, lathered…