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Short Fiction and Poetry
New River Gorge by Stacy Wentworth
Clive chomped away at the soggy marsh grass, water dripping out of his mouth and down his long neck. He put his head down again [...]
Watching Her Without Me by Madeleine D'Este
The first night I stood watching her house, there was drizzle. Under a wide-leaved fig tree, a foots-breadth away [...]
The Island Of Forever Sleep by William Falo
I paddled the canoe out into the lake, trying to find the exact locations where my father taught me to fish. It seemed impossible [...]
Sagittarius by Braden Matthew
Outside, the moon has taken to blue. So, too, have the windows, the doors, the oaks, the eiderdown, and the vaporous air [...]
Tree When You're Tall by Alan Bern
“TREE when you're tall,
now reach up high,” the librarian calls out, jumping up in his sandals just a little bit [...]
Hide And Seek by Damian Anastasia Onyinyechi
“Honey, our son is not in his room.”
I stare back at my wife in her cute pink pyjamas and ruffled hair, looking all beautiful [...]
The Attic by Maxine Flam
A telegram arrived stating my cousin, Virginia, was dead. Be on the 8:00 p.m. train to Wichita. Marshall Adams would meet me [...]
You Don't Want To Know by Paul Lee
The Appalachian Trail ran 71 miles through the Great Smoky Mountains. After trekking the first mile, the Huxley family stopped [...]
Inheritance by Rohan Clifford
Before the cockerel’s dawn call, Adeen counted ten blind steps, found the gate post with an outstretched hand, and turned right [...]
Even A Bureau Has Limits by Nathan Scott Herzog
I watch a woman bend over double. She buries her head in the lowest drawer, her rear cresting over her shoulders. She thumps the wood [...]
To A Flame by T. Quinn Hurley
There is nothing quite like hurling yourself into a mass of people who are knowingly about to push back. Everyone is running in circles[...]
Dangerous Undercurrents by Ivanka Fear
“Rules are meant to be broken.”
I should have put up more of an argument when Calder suggested we ignore the signs. [...]
Good Morning by Chris Klassen
It's not as easy as just getting out of bed in the morning without any thought. It takes a lot of thought. And discipline. [...]
Chef's Last Words by Eric H. Janzen
First, let me warn you: be careful. Not everything you are about to read is true. Seriously, look into my eyes.[...]
They All Die In The End by Shane Harms
“I stopped doing DMT for spiritual reasons last year, when it started getting boring. Now I just ride real fast [...]
Railroad Girl by Britany Schaffer
The heavy, frayed rope drags languidly behind me as my two great black hounds trot ahead [...]
Dragon by Christine Overall
Brendan’s baby sister Bonnie was making airplanes on the floor of the playroom. She lay on her stomach and lifted her arms out [...]
The Painting by Christopher Butt
“This was the last picture my grandfather painted,” Roberta Barton said as she pointed to a picture on the wall [...]
Wrong Side Of History by Michael Cocciarale
Tickets went on sale at 10 am. Taney, seventh in line, had been camped out for days. Braved rain, sleet, jeers [...]
Time by Craig Izard
1:30 already? Goddamn it to hell! Of all the days I could randomly choose to squander, this is not it. [...]
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