"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...
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“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...
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“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 –...
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“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...
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“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...
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"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...
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"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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“A Ticket For The Night Bus” by Jack Moody
Maxwell stood alone at the abandoned bus stop. Wind blew across the thin fabric of his hospital gown, raising goose bumps along his...
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"Red" by F.C. Malby
Shirley checked her bag twice to see if she’d put tissues inside. The kitchen windows needed cleaning. She could do that when she...
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"Our Sketchy Sister Sam" by Sherry Cassells
My twin brother Clem had a club foot but could climb like you wouldn’t believe. He’d swoop up trees like we were on the moon and if a...
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“Jolene” by Katherine Steblen
Throughout that whole hot summer, after Jolene found her mother dead, she heard the woman’s voice speak to her in desperate...
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"Bells On" by Thomas J. Misuraca
“Just wait until I show you what we got!” My father beamed excitedly as we drove from the airport to my family home. It wasn’t like my...
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"That Blush Over The Rooftops" by Sherry Cassells
I learned to draw from my neighbour Harp we called him, although his name was Greg, but by the time he moved in across the street, the...
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"wormholes lie adjacent to a quicksand" by Prahi Rajput
She heard the loud noise, moth-eaten words reaching her ears again this time. Sometimes she focuses on condensing her listening, other...
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"Authorized Girl" by John Yohe
I was part of the joke as soon as I arrived: Nerve Rat had just gone big with their second album, Edge of Rain, and been on a world tour...
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"Can’t Take Everything" by Nathan Goodroe
I am holding this huge ring and using what feels like every bit of my brain to try and remember what roman numeral XLVII stands for, but...
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"Breathing Easier" by J. William Ross
The howling winter wind rattled the brittle window frames of the attic apartment so loudly in their withered sills that it caused...
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"The Drought of 1995" by J. Archer Avary
Chris Baxter was the new guy at SubWorks Sandwich Factory. He had a head like a cube, bushy eyebrows like caterpillars, and drove a...
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