"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...
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- Jan 22
- 2 min
"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
- 4 min
"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...
- Jan 8
- 4 min
"A Miniature Castle Surrounds My Brain" & "Subject Line Mercy" by Paul Rousseau
A Miniature Castle Surrounds My Brain Think: 2lbs of hamburger meat plopped and nestled in a shoebox. Think: a drawbridge, moat, archers...
- Jan 8
- 4 min
"The South Dakota Kid" by Burke De Boer
CW: ableist slur He came to town as a first round pick, expected to only be making a minor league pit stop before getting called up by...
- Jan 8
- 2 min
"Flying Solo" by Mary Anne Mc Enery
Connor sat on the park bench beside Ann’s wheelchair, watching the ducks on the lake. They looked peaceful; their lives simple. “If they...
- Dec 26, 2022
- 4 min
"Working from Home" by Nathan Pettigrew
My wife and I were imprisoned long before I thought of us as criminals, and these days I commit petty crimes in pajamas while working...
- Dec 26, 2022
- 4 min
“Wakefield” by Grove Koger
“There was a full moon that night,” Smith said, “so we didn’t go outside.” # # # By the time Jake had finished with his photographs and...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
" 'Wage Wars Get Rich Die Handsome' by The Mountain Goats" by C. M. Green
I mostly just want to talk about this one Mountain Goats song. It came out pretty recently, but I’ve listened to it a hundred times...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
“Memory Lanes” by James Callan
Bowling is like anything else; when you get a little drunk you become much better at it. The rule of thumb is you go with a bowling ball...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
“Questions on the Reading” by Kate Deimling
1) Discuss the theme of butterflies. What do they represent? 2) What does this story tell us about the role soup/gender/usury plays in...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
“Small Town Life in the News" by Nolcha Fox
*** Illegal Activity on Mayberry Street Last Tuesday, Mrs. Frobisher and her alleged lady friends broke up an illegal parade of wild...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
"Cancer" by Robert Allen
We saw each other at the grocery store – then a few hours later, at the same cafe. Riding the bus home, there she was again. She sat next...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
"In Walks a Van Gogh Salesman" by Francine Witte
In walks a Van Gogh salesman, and not the sunflower kind. “No starry nights neither,” he winks at Jen and me as we sit there. Like...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 3 min
"Suburban Horticulture" by Nina Miller
It was no surprise to Dharti that the pedicure would go awry. Being made of solid earth created a habit of clogging drains. Ankle deep in...
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
"No one cares at the fairground" by Marie-Louise McGuinness
It will be dead soon. Poached slowly in sun warmed plastic, steam droplets suspended inches above the waterline, like chandelier pendants...
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
"Measuring the Density of Air" by Denise Bayes
“The air’s so thick tonight.” The taxi driver shouts, head twisted towards her, turning the steering wheel with one hand, veering out...
- Nov 13, 2022
- 4 min
“Concerning Knives, Bears, Drawers, Sharpness and Shitting” by Scott O’Neill
Does a Bear shit in the woods? Sometimes. Usually, even; but not today and not this Bear. I’m going to break into this cabin and shit in...
- Nov 13, 2022
- 4 min
“Baptized” by Dan Crawley
Elijah is next to climb into the baptistry tank, the kind of tank you would see at a carnival that dunks your obnoxious sister, or dorky...
- Nov 13, 2022
- 2 min
"Fries" by C.E. Hoffman
We’re stuck in the drive-thru screaming at each other. Your window’s down ready to order while I fail to hide my wet-sob face from the...
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