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Note from the Editor, Issue 30

Welcome to the 30th issue of Bull & Cross! This will be the last issue for some time, but I'm happy to wrap up with three great stories. First up, we have "Jake's Shoes." Steve Carr has been a fixture here, and for good reason. He's a storyteller, as demonstrated here, and here, and here....

Jake’s Shoes

A layer of early morning fog hung a few feet above the ground as Jake lifted the latch on the gate and swung it open. As the small flock of sheep filed out of their enclosure he used his staff carved from an oak branch to tap their back ends to hurry them along. When...

Sisters

Delaney plucks a purple T-shirt off the top of the messy pile and begins refolding it. "Don't do that," Macy barks from across the room. Startled, Delaney turns toward her older sister. "Didn't you tell me to pack these?" "Yeah, but don't waste time refolding. Just take 'em out of the drawer and put 'em...

When We Danced All Night

It was mid-afternoon when Beatriz Miranda to all present, which included her four grandchildren and her husband Alessio, announced that dinner would be a little late, as she had encountered a minor unspecified problem in the kitchen. This was immediately followed by her directive that the children, including Alessio, should be patient and occupy themselves...