"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...
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Mar 19, 20233 min read
"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, 20234 min read
"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, 20232 min read
"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, 20231 min read
"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, 20233 min read
"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...
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"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, 20232 min read
"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, 20233 min read
"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, 20233 min read
"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...
Feb 5, 20233 min read
"Revenge, Served Hot & Pink" by Charlotte Hamrick
Our boss was a weasley old dude who thought he was a new age Magnum P.I. because he drove a Ferrari and had a mustache. He was always...
Feb 5, 20232 min read
"A thorn in her side" by Emily Macdonald
Her index finger throbs, becomes swollen. The climbing rose brims with scarlet-edged garnet flowers. Their perfume is heady, musk and...
Feb 5, 20232 min read
"Shambles" by Keith J. Powell
The music fades out and I’m concentrating through the booze to work the ATM. It’s a more delicate operation than I remember. I stick the...
Jan 22, 20232 min read
"Is it Cold Where You Are?" by Francine Witte
After all this time, my father shows up. Only thing is, he’s dead. “Good to see you,” I tell him. “Don’t get smart,” he says. So, it’s...
Jan 22, 20232 min read
"Shamanic" by Karen Arnold
Static. Hissing, voices just out of reach. No contact with the mainland for weeks now. I try every day to tune in to the base camp, but...
Jan 22, 20232 min read
"What Death Knows of Love" by Lisa Lerma Weber
Death stands in a dark alley, smoking a cigarette, watching a scrawny black cat slink behind an overflowing dumpster. Greasy fast food...
Jan 22, 20233 min read
"Countdown" by Emily Macdonald
The tinsel clad angels sing, open mouths black holes on a blazing lit stage. The families cluster outside the supermarket, watching,...
Jan 22, 20233 min read
"The Girl on the Pickle Jar " by Amy Barnes
He stole Addie as she hid in the pickle barrel. He hated pickles so it felt like the perfect hiding place. When we were dating, I...
Jan 22, 20232 min read
"When My Thoughts Become Cheshire Cats in Night Time Trees - Whispers and Teeth" by Jenny Wong
The bedside clock flips to 12:00 am as I lay and watch the changes that occur in the span of a second. Wednesday becomes Thursday. ...
Jan 22, 20234 min read
"My Reviews" by Kate Deimling
Clementa No-Kill Mousetrap Boxes – 5 stars Never had mice in the summer before, but somehow they’re getting in. Don’t want to kill the...
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