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"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...
Apr 2, 20239 min read


"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...
Mar 5, 20232 min read


"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, 20238 min read


"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, 20232 min read


"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...
Feb 5, 202318 min read


"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 22, 20237 min read


"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, 202314 min read


"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, 20232 min read


"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...
Jan 8, 20233 min read


"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, 20228 min read


“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 26, 20226 min read


“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 –...
Dec 11, 20222 min read


“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 30, 20223 min read


“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, 20226 min read


"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...
Oct 20, 20228 min read


"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,...
Sep 5, 20228 min read


“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...
Sep 5, 202221 min read


"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...
Sep 5, 20228 min read


"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...
Aug 21, 20223 min read


“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...
Jul 24, 202237 min read
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