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Memories of a Peaceful Time by James Piatt
Screams in broken languages of anguish slash into sand and rock leaving a gory scarlet tint to sandy dust soaring high into the air. A cold hopelessness lingers over the blood painted sand as battles continue, on and on. Death circles over the battered arenas of combat as the deafening…
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The Soldier by James Piatt
The pale, lonely man exists in a patchwork put together-life, his parts held together with Elmer’s glue, and bailing wire. His soul… dark brown like Bourbon and Coca Cola; he is a conglomeration of misplaced desires, fantasies, and sounds of gaudy birds screeching stridently inside his tortured mind. He shuffles through…
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Out in The Suck by Joseph S. Pete
No one ever warns you about just how boring war can be. Yeah, there’s that cliche we’ve all heard about war being “months of boredom punctuated by moments of terror.” The terror, all anyone ever focuses on is the terror. The terror is the highlight, the talking point. Everyone cautions…
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Aberrant Thought While in a Check-out Line by Ed Ahern
It’s okay to cry or smile in private,but if among others, even strangers,displaying our mood is at bestbad manners, and at worstdemented behavior to be evaded. But would it not be simpler to copeif we blatantly screamed or sulkedor laughed out loud for no apparent cause?For we could sense the…
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Here We Are by Ed Ahern
What can be said or doneAbout what hasn’t happened?Yet living in the momentturns away the inner eyefrom anticipated pleasuresand awaited fears.If we portray ourselvesas what we wish to be,perhaps we need to worryjust a little more aboutwhere the hell we are. ____________________________________________________________ Ed Ahern is a former naval officer who specialized in…
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Letter from the Editor
In May 2019, Adrienne, Craig, and I embarked on a new adventure — a charity anthology. But not just for any cause. It was for one my near and dear to my heart. We wanted to put together an anthology that would honor those who have served and are still…
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Table of Contents: Thank You For Your Service
Letter from the Editor Here We AreEd Ahern Aberrant Thought While in a Check-out LineEd Ahern Valor ConcealedJason O’Toole Out in The SuckJoseph S. Pete The SoldierJames Piatt Memories of a Peaceful TimeJames Piatt A Graveyard for SoldiersJames Piatt Omaha Beach, NormandyDanny P. Barbare Come Home SoldierChristina Ciufo When I…
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Hiatus Announcement
‘If you feel “burnout” setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best, for the sake of everyone, to withdraw and restore yourself.’ Dalai Lama TL;DR Twist in Time Lit Mag is going on hiatus for 2021. No issues will be released until 2022. 2021 will solely focus on publishing…
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She can’t help herself by Mary Ford Neal
She’s smiling the woman whose husband will shortly have her murdered whose thimble, whose sheets whose husband’s flesh will soon be warmed by a more obliging body with a lot more give and quite a bit less to say. She’s smiling and at my leisure I can appraise every detail of her…
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This Is The Room Where We Tell Stories About The Future by Jonathan Payne
This is the room where we tell stories about the future. It is curved, spacious, and filled with light. The deep stone window frames have no glass, allowing a cool breeze to blow in from the garden. The distant sound of a waterfall can be heard under occasional bursts of…
Take Us On A Journey To Somewhen
