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The Shirt by L. B. Limbrey
A shirt came into the shop – tartan, size xxl. “That’s nice,” I remarked, thinking nothing of it. It was hung up on a rail and left for a...
Nov 7, 20212 min read


Fingers by PD Hogan
She told her husband her fingers were growing. “Not all at once, mind you. And they’ve always gone back.” He looked at her a moment,...
Oct 31, 20214 min read


The Midnight Moth by Josh Sippie
I stood tottering on my front step, staring into the screen door. June bugs, ladybugs, mosquitos, moths, something that looked like a...
Oct 10, 20214 min read


ON A TRAIN RIDE BACK UPSTATE ... by Shawn Berman
ON A TRAIN RIDE BACK UPSTATE YOU TELL ME THE SCREENPLAY FOR STUART LITTLE WAS ACTUALLY WRITTEN BY M. NIGHT SHALMALYAN WHICH COMPLETELY...
Oct 3, 20211 min read


Eat Your Heart Out by Casey Curtis
She wrung his heart out with a sharp sturdy twist until she was satisfied no blood remained. Slapping the lifeless organ atop a chipped...
Sep 26, 20211 min read


The Lure of Radiance by Patrick M. Hare
For two nights I watched the swarm at the streetlight. Insects, too small to identify, flittered around the cool-white light, their...
Sep 12, 20213 min read


I want to be completely forgotten by Marie Little
To be completely forgotten there must be earth and fingernails. Knotted alleys must funnel warm winds at dusk, surprising passers-by,...
Aug 29, 20211 min read


Love by Sobia Ali
She comes of age, abloom. Not a fairer girl in the whole country. Her beauty has that exotic flavor which drives people a little crazy....
Aug 15, 20211 min read


Reclaimed by Emily Hessney Lynch
I’d had a body for as long as I could remember. I never gave it much thought. It wasn’t until I was 19 years old that I realized my body...
Aug 8, 20214 min read


Clean, slice, inflate by Sean Ennis
There is some question, like, who is this Colleen person? Are you in love with her? What’s the backstory here? I’ve gotten into it...
Jul 31, 20212 min read


Denver to Omaha by Cat Dixon
The 4pm take-off had been delayed because of ice on the wings—freak October storm. Folks grumble. Flight attendants soothe with vodka...
Jul 24, 20212 min read


Better Gods by Jared Povanda
The Classics professor dreams of eating hummingbirds at the bottom of a well, everything feathers and bone, mash and entrails—awful...
Jul 18, 20212 min read
Second Best by Yash Seyedbagheri
We survive by seeking to be second best. Don khakis and long sleeve shirts that make us sweat. Navy blue, of course, not the odd combos...
Jul 12, 20213 min read
The 30 Day Not Forgiving You Challenge by Melissa Llanes Brownlee
Day 1: Shock Day 2: Why Day 3: Need Day 4: Plead Day 5: Deny Day 6: Broken Day 7: Cry Day 8: Fault Day 9: Guilt Day 10: Cannot Day 11:...
Jul 5, 20211 min read
Muffin by Maria Balbi
Last Valentine's Day, you brought home a stray kitten. "Let me introduce you to Muffin," you said, petting a restless, tan furry ball....
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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