Peter Alterman
I’ve published science fiction, literary fiction, mainstream fiction and literary criticism. A complete bibliography is at peteralterman.com.
Phase Transitions
Leaning over the kitchen counter, Allison watches the sun rise over the eastern plains of Iowa and lets her mind wander: The beginning of another week. End of summer. Beginning of fall.
Short Story
Issue 82, April 2024
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The One She Left Behind
It was Friday in Madrid. Hot. Humid. Noisy. The streets of the Centro were crowded with tourists foreign and domestic. By eleven A.M. it was almost impossible to move through the Prado for the crowds. Tour guides drilled pathways through the mobs with their colored pennants. Echoing off the marble walls and high ceilings, the din was as loud as the inside of a railway station at rush hour. The air dripped with garlic and stale breath.
Short Story
Issue 77, September 2023
Issues Archive
Peter Alterman
I’ve published science fiction, literary fiction, mainstream fiction and literary criticism. A complete bibliography is at peteralterman.com.
Phase Transitions
Leaning over the kitchen counter, Allison watches the sun rise over the eastern plains of Iowa and lets her mind wander: The beginning of another week. End of summer. Beginning of fall.
Short Story
Issue 82, April 2024
Issues Archive
The One She Left Behind
It was Friday in Madrid. Hot. Humid. Noisy. The streets of the Centro were crowded with tourists foreign and domestic. By eleven A.M. it was almost impossible to move through the Prado for the crowds. Tour guides drilled pathways through the mobs with their colored pennants. Echoing off the marble walls and high ceilings, the din was as loud as the inside of a railway station at rush hour. The air dripped with garlic and stale breath.
Short Story
Issue 77, September 2023
Issues Archive