Monthly Archives: August 2022

My Night in Steamboat Springs

By Joe Nunes The summer of 1972 was a season of adventure for me. At 18 years old, I had just finished my first year of college at Brigham Young University. Instead of heading back home to San Diego, I … Continue reading

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I Am Alice

Flash Fiction by Kathy Stauffer Riders on pale horses—black coats flapping in the wind, dust billowing behind hooves—cross the horizon. Sage brush scuttles on the flatlands, Joshua trees hover near a singular small broken-down cabin. I scurry to this shanty, … Continue reading

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Fairy Tales

By Bobbie Lahren Grob The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR

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Should One Wait

A poem by Nora L Taylor The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR

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Love’s Restlessness

by Kathy Stauffer The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR Kathy is a lyrical Iowa poet, author of Thou Shalt Not, Do Not Be Deceived and Summoned, Christian suspense fiction.

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Scoreboard

By Joe Nunes The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR In the 1960s, San Diego was growing up—developing from a Navy town to a noteworthy West Coast metropolis. And it seems almost nothing puts a city on … Continue reading

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Meeting Grandfather

by Laurel Cochrane The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR After spending two days traveling on Greyhound buses from Spokane to Myrtle Creek, Oregon, nine-year-old Laurel and her kid brother Irving were dropped off before dawn on … Continue reading

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An Artist in the Family

The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR Has one of your ancestors left a legacy? Tell us about it at littlecabpress@gmail.com

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My Life as a Corn Snake Breeder

By Brenna Saurey The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR Hello! My name is Brenna Saurey and I breed corn snakes! Since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals. Growing up in North Carolina … Continue reading

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The scientific theory of a magma Earth that no one questions because it’s been around so long that we all “know” it’s right… right? Come inside and see!

The Universal Model by Russ Barlow The Compass, August 2022 subscribe to the print copy- https://square.link/u/8zXudXlR The clear azure sky of the cool early morning held the promise of a warm spring day at Red Rock State Park west of … Continue reading

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