RIP Onwords.Io
As is sometimes the case with these online literary magazines, Onwords.Io recently shut down. Instead of chasing down another publication and acceptance, I have decided to post the whole thing here while continuing to focus on new stories (coming soon!). For those who missed it when it was on Onwords, here is "Yes Shelter", the first story I ever published. "Yes Shelter" By Alex J. Barrio The Emergency Broadcast System text message says we have 22 minutes before the nuclear missile hits. “I’m not coming,” Courtney says when I call her. “What do you mean you’re not coming?” I walk outside my building to take one last look at the clear blue sky. “Not enough time. By the time I get my cat and pack up everything and walk over there it will be too late. I won’t make it.” “You need to try,” I insist, though now she’s got me questioning why. She sounds resigned to dying. Wish I could say the same. “I don’t want to stress about it. I think I’m just going to read