"Flames" by Esther Byrne
From the diary of Cassandra Austen, sister of Jane Austen I have a choice, one which I fear may attract some consternation and regret....
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- Apr 30
- 2 min
"Matinee" by Pedro Ponce
She liked doing it to music. It relaxed her, she said, helped her focus. “On what?” I asked. “The situation,” she said. The niche between...
- Apr 30
- 4 min
"The Ninth Life of Hel" by M. Rose Seaboldt
Hel is perched in the large bay window of Hemlock Tattoo Removal. Her serpentine tail curls around her, flicking in time with the sound...
- Apr 30
- 4 min
"Used Couches" by Joey Hedger
You find condom wrappers in the couch while we wait for the power to come back on. It is an old couch, covered in torn, brown faux...
- Apr 16
- 2 min
"Lisle Donker (back row, second from the right) with daughters Anne, Freda..." by Karen Walker
Lisle Donker (back row, second from the right) with daughters Anne, Freda, Dagmar, Maud, and grandchildren circa 1901 Long dresses still...
- Apr 16
- 4 min
"Third World Unbendable Man" by Jane Camoleze
My previous expectations regarding the hereafter were closer to worms than to bareass comrades. Amazingly enough, Death was not it, and...
- Apr 16
- 6 min
"In a Land Far Far Away" by Andrea Damic
A sudden tap on the shoulder made her twitch. She looked up at the scruffy bearded man as she yanked a little oval pill out of his hand...
- Apr 2
- 2 min
"A Former Apex Predator" by Chris Gilman Whitney
“Where does the moon go during the day?” The child stands with his hands in his pockets, his head craned towards the sky. A wide expanse...
- Apr 2
- 6 min
"Soft Serve" by Rico Cleffi
Note from author: Soft Serve is a little piece voiced by two narrators, one a young girl full of enthusiasm and just making her way into...
- Mar 19
- 3 min
"The Lap Dancer" by Elsie Bauchalter
Jody and I were in the strip club. Music blared and strobe lights pulsed on a small stage. In the spotlight, a dancer was wrapping, and...
- Mar 19
- 3 min
"Over There" by DS Levy
On the day Sheila drives off in their new Chevy Silverado, John walks down to the lake and tests the ice. Thankfully, it holds, so he...
- Mar 19
- 3 min
"Way of the Deep" by Alyssa Jordan
The creature visited her every September. One year, Sarah had stopped traffic, drawn to the ocean with dread in her heart. Another year,...
- Mar 5
- 4 min
"Girl by Girl" by Kati Bumbera
Something was off about the woman from the start. Danielle knew it, even though she pushed the feeling down. Something in the way she...
- Mar 5
- 2 min
"What If I Knew?" by Margo Griffin
CW: self-harm, abuse I didn't know it then, but my friend Susan stole the five-dollar bill she gave me for my birthday right out of the...
- Mar 5
- 1 min
"Vertical Video" by Mathew Gostelow
I wince at the alien sound of my own voice. We’re bickering playfully in the clip. I’m awkward, pedantic. She’s adorably careless, as...
- Mar 5
- 3 min
"Prodigal Daughter" by Sally Simon
Da died suddenly, leaving Maggie no time to plan or properly pack. She’d thrown a handful of underwear, a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and...
- Mar 5
- 14 min
"The Arcane and the Absurd" by Cassie Mayer
“Can you believe TikToks have become homework assignments now? No, for real, my roommate at school, she’s a business major right, and her...
- Feb 19
- 2 min
"The Knife Thrower's Assistant" by Joyce Bingham
The costume is old; it smells of others' sweat; their dread woven into the fabric. The corset of scarlet velvet, good for disguising...
- Feb 19
- 3 min
"Tilly Troublefield is Up to No Good" by Katy Goforth
The Piedmont Interstate Fair didn’t look like much to an outsider. It was a half-mile dirt track, but it represented a long line of...
- Feb 5
- 3 min
"Casting Spells on the A47" by Rachel Canwell
On the drive to see my mother, the transformation begins. By the time we hit the bypass the change from A-Grade student to underage witch...
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