"Ruins" by Elizabeth Roos
On September 26th, 1687, a Venetian mortar round fired from the Hill of Philopappos hit the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. This caused the...
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- Apr 30
- 2 min
"My Sister Cape" by Sherry Cassells
My sister Cape was only two years older than me except for in the summer months we were one thin year apart. And there it is the first...
- Apr 16
- 12 min
"Stuntman" by Daniel Mowery
The ground trembled when the trains came by, vibrating the bones in their ankles and knees as the countless boxcars barreled on, clanking...
- Apr 16
- 4 min
"You Ask Me What I Want" & "Hobbies" by Emma Burnett
You ask what I want and you look expectant. I want to tell you that I want a day in a hotel room with you. I want a nowhere space, where...
- Apr 2
- 9 min
"Fallen Hickory" by Adam Forrester
I inspect the fence post, and Beechie trots over and nudges my hand with her nose. She’s always asking me for a pat on the head or a...
- Mar 5
- 2 min
"What Else Goes On That I Don't Know About" by Sherry Cassells
It’s been raining since Christmas yet the water is lower than ever before and there’s a newly revealed rock looks like the hood of a car...
- Feb 5
- 8 min
"Just Forget It and Have a Donut" by Rami Obeid
At breakfast, everybody’s eyes were bloodshot. Baba's eyes were flu-like in the sense that they would turn cold or hot in a split second,...
- Feb 5
- 2 min
"Mandela Effect" by Niles Reddick
After five o’clock, we got together at La Siesta for margaritas, fajitas, and tacos to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and someone asked what...
- Feb 5
- 18 min
"Key Ring" by M.E. Proctor
The monstrous key ring hanging from Jack Oliver’s belt fascinated us. The top large hoop held smaller ones, in a complicated interlinked...
- Jan 22
- 7 min
"Polar Bear" by Edward Barnfield
Roland Nevins adjusted the waistband of his shorts, rearranged his gut. There was a second band of flab down there these days, the skin a...
- Jan 8
- 14 min
"Blood & Breastmilk" by Robert Nazar Arjoyan
The ink was dry, she could see that, but Army decided to give it another minute before folding the paper. Smudges wouldn’t do. Without a...
- Jan 8
- 2 min
"First Things" by Rebecca Dempsey
The first thing a baby can do is cry. Stimulus response, vocalised, after that first smack. Tears, and the wordless wail. That tap. Hush...
- Jan 8
- 3 min
"Mistakes and Omissions" by Sherry Cassells
Your analogies are too cumbersome, Colin used to say. They should snap. Yours don’t snap. Colin could be a real drip. I don’t miss him...
- Dec 26, 2022
- 8 min
"We Need All Of Us" by Anna Lindwasser
CW: Hell, death, demons, alcohol. When we entered Hell, we got these little printouts that justified our damnation. The demon handing...
- Dec 26, 2022
- 6 min
“Charon’s Obol” by C.J. Goodin
Nathaniel rose from a deep slumber to find himself lying on a black stone river bank, hearing only the sloshing of ice-cold water. The...
- Dec 11, 2022
- 2 min
“Phathol Green Cerulean Blue” by Sherry Cassells
Where did you get this coffee – Jesus Christ – middle earth? We were sitting on the Canadian Shield which is one motherfucker of a rock –...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
“3 A.M.” by Sherry Cassells
When I wake up at three in the morning it’s all I can do to not phone Harry. Hello he’d say as if he were trying to fog up the screen. I...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 6 min
“Broadside” by Shine Ballard
I’ll have an order of Happy Family with a side of pork fried rice. —And, for me . . . General Tso’s Chicken with a side of Lo Mein—and...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 8 min
"Thirst" by Tim DeMarco
A skateboard dangles from Seth’s left arm, scuffed grip tape scraping his skin, the filthy wheels still spinning. With his right arm, he...
- Sep 5, 2022
- 8 min
"My Friend Who Is Made of Gold" by Deborah Zafer
You only went and died. You said you would, but I didn't think you’d actually do it. Neither did Robbie. ‘Remember that time,’ he said,...
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