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"Red, Red God" by Linda M. Bayley

The crayons are hard to write with. They catch and drag on the walls. I want the red crayon, red, but it keeps breaking and my hand hurts...

"The Winningest Cheerleader" by R. C. Barajas

Dec 24 min read

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"The Winningest Cheerleader" by R. C. Barajas

Remember Charlie Bischman? Ponytail science geek, used to watch us from the bleachers? Well, Stacie, guess who drunk-dialed me in August?...

"Tulips on Mars" & "Uncommon Toil" by September Woods Garland

Dec 27 min read

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"Tulips on Mars" & "Uncommon Toil" by September Woods Garland

Tulips on Mars I. Closing Me and Kiefer were closing the shop when Bossman called to say we better clean up extra good since Aero Puffs...

Dec 24 min read

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"Mother Feathers" by Lisa Alletson

You wake to your husband’s fingernails digging into your shoulder blade. Swallow a wince as Jimmy squeezes the skin on your back. He...

"The Pearl Divers" by Melissa Fitzpatrick

Nov 174 min read

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"The Pearl Divers" by Melissa Fitzpatrick

I knew my father was in the hospital for a long time, and I knew we visited, but I didn’t remember any of it. I didn’t remember the...

"That Time When the Gods Saw a Marriage Counselor" by Kimberly B Hayes

Nov 173 min read

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"That Time When the Gods Saw a Marriage Counselor" by Kimberly B Hayes

Peri glared at her husband before answering my question. “I always hated that dog. He loves that stupid dog more than me.” Hades...

Nov 174 min read

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"Marbled" by Brenden Layte

It’s cold on your cheek as you wake up, unsure of where you are and hungover, vomit crusted on your shirt and an HK MP5 a few feet from...

"What the Master don't know" by Sarah Masters

Nov 172 min read

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"What the Master don't know" by Sarah Masters

It’s Monday mornin’ ‘an yer in ’t wash ’ouse dippin’ an’ wringin’ linen when I come to find you. You ignore me e’en though I’m standin’...

"You Know Tina's Family's the Reason We Broke Up" by Kristi Ferguson

Sep 302 min read

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"You Know Tina's Family's the Reason We Broke Up" by Kristi Ferguson

Before I dated Tina, I assumed everyone hated their family. Isn’t that the reason there’re all those holiday movies? Those...

"Double Fisherman’s Knot" by Joyce Bingham

Sep 303 min read

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"Double Fisherman’s Knot" by Joyce Bingham

Storm clouds bruise the sky with flashes of forked lightning, highlighting the depth and power of the approaching gale. Around us the air...

Sep 241 min read

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"Black Coffee" by David Ray Nichols

“Black with two teaspoons of raw sugar. I want it hot. I mean fire hot. I don’t want it to be that lukewarm crap this place serves us. I...

"Narcissus on the Deck" by Andrew Careaga

Sep 244 min read

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"Narcissus on the Deck" by Andrew Careaga

We were hitting our stride this Saturday morning, bodily rhythms in sync. Then came the first thud: a strange knocking from somewhere at...

"Foulpuddle-in-the-Marsh, An Intimate History" by Patience Mackarness

Sep 34 min read

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"Foulpuddle-in-the-Marsh, An Intimate History" by Patience Mackarness

All roads to Foulpuddle are dead ends. The sooner this dump is swallowed up by the sea, the better. So dull, even migrating birds don’t...

Sep 32 min read

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"Aces and Eights" by J. S. O'Keefe

…for I have sinned. My last confession was over a year ago. Since then I’ve committed a myriad of sins. When I drink I tend to gossip,...

Aug 184 min read

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"No Sweat" by Jeremy Boyce

I was sitting in a deckchair, taking the last rays of the evening, they’re the best ones, coming in under the ozone layer at the end of...

"Because we don’t know how to lose" & "Violet" by Eirene Gentle

Aug 183 min read

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"Because we don’t know how to lose" & "Violet" by Eirene Gentle

Because we don’t know how to lose Because we don’t know how to lose we lie in bedrooms feet splayed against ice cream tinted walls, pink...

"The Impossibility of Katrina" by Elizabeth Rosen

Aug 182 min read

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"The Impossibility of Katrina" by Elizabeth Rosen

I could show you a photo, but it wouldn’t tell you about the green, sick smell of the rotted glue of the peeling wallpaper, black mold...

"Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed" by Kathryn Kulpa

Aug 183 min read

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"Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed" by Kathryn Kulpa

Brandy Wore a braided chain, but it wasn’t silver and it wasn’t from Spain, it was from Delia’s. Ninth-grade Brandy was who we all...

"Me and Bob Dylan at the Golden Suds on Arapahoe" by Lisa Thornton

Aug 184 min read

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"Me and Bob Dylan at the Golden Suds on Arapahoe" by Lisa Thornton

I just moved here and I’m renting a room in that apartment with the engineer and his Rottweiler. There’s no washing machine so I spend...

"When You Book Us a Tarot Reading After Your Death" & "Miss Havisham Teaches English" by Hema Nataraju

Aug 182 min read

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"When You Book Us a Tarot Reading After Your Death" & "Miss Havisham Teaches English" by Hema Nataraju

When You Book Us a Tarot Reading After Your Death... I show up, you are still my sister after all. You say I’m late, but it’s easy for...