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Jun 934 min read

"On Good Terms" by Michael Propsom

Alan stepped out of the Land Rover and peered down the long driveway. After jackhammering over three hundred miles of washboard roads, he...

May 272 min read

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"Out of stock" by Eleonora Balsano

Yesterday sadness hit me in the condiment aisle, my cart still empty save the unseasonal raspberries I will forget in the fridge, watch...

"Dementia Will Be My Mother's Golden Hall Pass" by Emily Baber

May 273 min read

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"Dementia Will Be My Mother's Golden Hall Pass" by Emily Baber

The nurse will hear her say something biting and reassure me that it’s the dementia. It makes them say things they don’t mean. But I’ll...

Mar 1715 min read

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"The Night Drive" by Eden Ayers

I’m embarrassed to be seen with him. He is shorter than me by at least six inches and has a lot of hair that sticks straight up on his...

Mar 177 min read

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"Desires" by Fabiana Elisa Martínez

It was completely wrong to be riding in the front seat next to Raúl. It was inappropriate. Perhaps improper was a better term due to...

"American Rock Idol Pop Superstar" by Amy Jones Sedivy

Mar 313 min read

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"American Rock Idol Pop Superstar" by Amy Jones Sedivy

I suppose you think it’s funny, that my friends call me Madman, or you think I’m going to be funny, or do crazy things, or belong on...

"That Night At The Abandoned Church" by Justin Carter

Feb 188 min read

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"That Night At The Abandoned Church" by Justin Carter

Sometimes, I wonder which stories are really mine to tell. Take, for instance, the night Raul thought the devil had climbed inside his...

Feb 1817 min read

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"WIND HARP" by Richard Ploetz

Bert swung down the hill road, careful to place the rubber tips of his crutches on sand that had been scattered over the hard snow-packed...

"Take Two Lies for the Pain" by Margo Griffin

Feb 183 min read

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"Take Two Lies for the Pain" by Margo Griffin

Raul searched obituaries and wrote down names of funeral homes and cemeteries for almost a year. He tried making sense of it all but...

Feb 182 min read

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"Ephemeris" by Kate E. Lore

“We can compute an ephemeris for it,” I suggested. “What is that?” “It’s charting the path of a celestial object.” So I collected paper,...

Jan 2812 min read

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"Port Awful" by Mather Schneider

He was somewhere on the Oregon coast, heading north on his bicycle with the wind and rain in his face. 17 years in the desert and now...

"The Ghost of Christmas Presents" by Timothy C Goodwin

Jan 212 min read

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"The Ghost of Christmas Presents" by Timothy C Goodwin

My father took a picture of me with Santa Claus so he could remind me over and over again who was to blame when I didn’t get what I...

Jan 78 min read

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"Hen’s Teeth" by Meghan Ritchie

Early mornings the birds were hungry and bold. The ibises landed on the netting above the flamingo pond and dipped their curved beaks...

Jan 74 min read

horror

"Initiation" by Shane Joaquin Jimenez

You open the door and step inside. Across the room, an old lady sits behind a large desk. Unlike the concrete columns and open air of the...

Three 25-Word Stories by Kathryn Silver-Hajo

Jan 41 min read

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Three 25-Word Stories by Kathryn Silver-Hajo

Elixir He took the pills dutifully. She thought they were cyanide. Turned out to be Cialis. She decided to give the old bastard a second...

"Jesus Christ Throws Himself a Surprise Birthday Party…" by Corey Miller

Jan 14 min read

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"Jesus Christ Throws Himself a Surprise Birthday Party…" by Corey Miller

Jesus Christ Throws Himself a Surprise Birthday Party To Interrogate Who Stole His Tupperware Lid He lent the portable containers to...

"Writing Can at Times Come From a Very Selfish Place" by Sophie Dufresne

Dec 12, 20233 min read

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"Writing Can at Times Come From a Very Selfish Place" by Sophie Dufresne

Average Interviewer: What inspired your short story “An Average Short Story on Something I Have Very Little Direct Experience With?”...

Nov 12, 202310 min read

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"The Comeback Kid" by Alan Swyer

For the first time in his adult years – not that he often thought of himself as an adult, or made much of an effort to behave like one –...

Nov 12, 202317 min read

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"I Can Do It In My Sleep" by Sam Szanto

‘Mummy, look, a ghost did a painting.’ Maddie looks. On the kitchen table is a painting of a bucolic country scene. There is a farmhouse...

Nov 12, 20236 min read

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"The 396" by Steve Passey

“En un beso, sabrás todo lo que he callado.” — Pablo Neruda I have two things I have to do today. A local car show, where I’m parking my...