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Short Fiction and Poetry
An Existential Crisis in the Toy Room by Dave Cline
The room smelled of granite dust and pigeon shit, that and the subtle scent of rotten eggs. “Brimstone,” said the old man [...]
Decline And Fall Of A Man In His Prime by Hilary Ayshford
Ninety-seven. That's the number of times he's apologised to people for the things he's done. He wrote them all down, counted them. [...]
A Little Girl's Guide To Dying by Miriam Dieckmann
They told me dying would be just like falling asleep; they lied. I’m not tired. My entire body aches [...]
Everything Soup by Jan Lee
“It’s on!” hollered Asmodeus, from his substantial easy chair. The image began as an angrily glowing cloud, shimmered briefly [...]
Two Pearls by P.H. Oliver
“Once again, Pearl, this process starts by me asking you a few questions.”
“Hurry up, then. I haven’t got all day."
The Mysterious Dot by Sugar de Santo
When he opened his eyes, it was completely dark. His head hurt and he could not move his body. [...]
Dinner At Pierre's by Bill Flanagan
Ben entered a church raffle and won a dinner-for-two at Pierre's, the elite three-star restaurant near Laguna Beach. Ben needed [...]
One Sad Thing by Dominique Weldon
As the lavender-twilight sky blackened with night, the woman screamed outside my apartment building. [...]
Jaali by Amadou Oury Barry
When Jaali turned ten years old, his birthday gift was a shovel.
It was much taller than him, with a rusted blade and a brown handle.[...]
Caught In A Trap by Joseph Clegg
We wore our band T-shirts so the bride’s father would recognise us. Huddled on a bench, we watched wedding guests trickle [...]
Any Friend of Fenrir by Christopher Butt
When he opened his eyes, he saw the dust dancing on the dawn sunbeams. He closed his eyes again and reached out with his mind [...]
Don't Trust The Devil by Seán McNicholl
“It’s just chocolate; it’s not love.”
I feel their eyes upon me as I slide the last of the chocolate bar into my mouth, [...]
Last Laugh by Cheryl Snell
I got out of the car when my sister and her man did, and he clapped his greedy hands. [...]
Measure For Measure by E.C. Traganas
The evening had unfolded on an unusually bright note: the last vestige of vernal sunlight finally peeked through [...]
Diner by Paul Marandina
Outside the diner at 385 Sixth Avenue, humanity ebbed and flowed. It would often take a brief pause to eat, then continue on [...]
Squirrels Do It by T.M. Bemis
Fergus looked around. The face he saw there made him wince—or rather, made him feel like wincing. Too nice a guy for that, he smiled [...]
I Suppose I Could Find Reasons To Hate You by Zary Fekete
“I just remembered I bought a lottery ticket today,” she said.
“But you said there would be no more of that,” he said. [...]
Burger Place by Rick Kast
As the restaurants began to open up after the pandemic, I found myself craving something really basic: a burger with fries. [...]
Shortlist Saturdays: Rites of Blossom and Thorn by Sarah Royston
They call it blackthorn winter, this spring that isn’t spring. I brave the bitter sleet and go to the Common. [...]
Dragon In The Mirror by Lisa Borkovich
I awoke that morning, just like every other morning. Got out of bed, put my feet into my Birkenstocks, and shuffled blindly [...]
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