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Apr 16, 20236 min read
"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, 20232 min read
"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, 20236 min read
"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, 20233 min read
"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, 20233 min read
"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, 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...
Mar 5, 202314 min read
"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...
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