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Dec 15, 20248 min read
"Succulus" by Tim Boiteau
Emma had been moving in since we started dating six months ago, one little object at a time—a chartreuse toothbrush sprouting out of the...
Dec 2, 20244 min read
"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?...
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"The Grate Debate" by B. P. Gallagher
“You’re everything that’s wrong with this country, do you know that?” “Me? I’m sorry sweetheart, I thought that was your side.”...
Sep 30, 20245 min read
"RoboHub H2" by Chris Cottom
Good morning, you’re through to RoboHub Technical Support. You’re speaking to Anil today. Can I start by taking the serial number? It’ll...
Sep 24, 20244 min read
"Taylor Swift Stole My Daughter" by Kirsten Oerke
Someone, please help me get these Taylor Swift songs out of my head. It’s not my fault, it’s my tween, Hailey. She plays the pop...
Sep 24, 20241 min read
"The Secretary of State for the Heavens" by Simon Ravenscroft
One day the sky turned red and the public blamed it on the new Secretary of State for the Heavens. On the contrary, said the Secretary of...
Sep 3, 20243 min read
"THE DAY I BECAME A TED TALK HATER" by Zoé Mahfouz
Hi everyone, my name is none of your business and I’m a TED Talk hater. Watching TED Talks started out as a distraction. Something...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
"A Writerly Text: Or When Your Inner Critic Somehow Saves Up Enough Money to Buy A Refurbished iPhone" by Beth Kanter
Me: Aren’t you supposed to be writing? Me: How can I write when you keep pinging me??? Me: So it’s MY fault? Me: It’s ALWAYS your fault....
Jul 7, 20242 min read
"For someone better at small talk" by Karen Walker
For someone better at small talk it would've been as easy as pie to delight while standing in line at the bakery behind a woman and a...
Jul 7, 20243 min read
"Death is texting-he has a job for you" by Lucy Brighton
Mark: Pick you up in half an hour. I better get ready, the new underwear I bought is waiting for me to slither into before the date. I...
Jun 23, 20242 min read
"What the Serial Killer Said" by Arthur Mandal
There’s a brand of packaged dates called ‘Deri Dates’. Tesco does them. Allow me a moment to express the disgust and repulsion this...
May 27, 202410 min read
"The Workshop" by Lori D'Angelo
Clive Owen, a former acrobat who’d stayed in shape, came to graduate fiction workshop each week in an azure-colored leotard. The only...
May 4, 20242 min read
"Ann Presents" by D.B. Miller
Ann presents with tenderness in the mandibular and a new spring haircut. The clinical exam and radiographs reveal no decay or obvious...
May 4, 20243 min read
"The Soft Glow of Humanity" by Sydney Bollinger
Mary Alden sits on the futon, next to her dead body, with her eyes narrowed and arms crossed. “I used the scythe to extract the soul from...
Mar 31, 20242 min read
"To Jessica Schwartz, From Your Designated Demon:" by Katherine Schmidt & Natalie Wolf
To Jessica Schwartz, From Your Designated Demon: In 6,000 years of existence, I have never had anyone summon me over 200 times in a...
Feb 4, 202412 min read
"Irrational Fears" by Mark Barlex
Check-in was smooth, baggage drop easy. The absence of belts, buckles, coins and earrings meant she cleared security having expended a...
Jan 21, 20246 min read
"I Airdropped My Pussy to Everyone in This Airport" by V Garmon Koski
It took one misclick. As a checker and rechecker I let the impulse to recheck go just once. And in one fell swoop, I airdropped my pussy...
Jan 7, 20247 min read
"How to Live a Fulfilled Life" by Tyler Plofker
1.) Wake up. It is important to first wake up. Set your alarm for 4:59 a.m., but wake up at 4:58 a.m. This will establish your dominance...
Jan 4, 20249 min read
"Persistence" by Amy DeBellis
"This has gone far enough,” snapped Maurice Sterling, head editor of The Story Quarterly (TSQ). He paced back and forth in the editors’...
Jan 1, 20244 min read
"When it Comes to Breakfast, I Don’t Tread Lightly..." by Loukia Borrell
When it Comes to Breakfast, I Don’t Tread Lightly. I am Naked, Alone, and Locked in my Bathroom Eating Forkfuls of Frosting. For the past...
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