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    'Rat In The Drain' by Paul Wilson
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    'Rat In The Drain' by Paul Wilson

    Dale saw the rat in his bathroom sink drain. It was trying to get out. As he stared, its teeth gnashed, all scissor flash. Dale turned on...
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    'Ascension' by Tonya Todd
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    'Ascension' by Tonya Todd

    Pooled dew collects along the cave’s corridor. An algae bouquet coats the passageway. Each hollow splash of my step echoes off greystone...
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    'Hidden Agenda' by E. F. S. Byrne
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    'Hidden Agenda' by E. F. S. Byrne

    He was so impatient for her attention she couldn’t help but love his anxiety, and pump it full of hope, scraps of anticipation. “I...
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    'Keratin' by Tracy Pitts
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 3 min

    'Keratin' by Tracy Pitts

    I will never be able to forget the sound. We slow down on Highway 19 in Ethel, MS. The speed limit is 45 miles per hour, but tractors...
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    'Wisconsin, 2121' by Linda McMullen
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    'Wisconsin, 2121' by Linda McMullen

    I’m old enough to remember the razor-sharp cold of blue-white winters, blizzard gales, and frost-webbed windowpanes – but my...
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    'I Dream of Her' by Noa Covo
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    'I Dream of Her' by Noa Covo

    She tells me I eat too many sweets as she digs her hands into my chest. She reminds me I should look after my health; after all, I won’t...
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    'Skybound' by Niki Baker
    • Mar 19, 2020
    • 4 min

    'Skybound' by Niki Baker

    She is too young to understand the sky. The sky does not understand her, either. Although, to be fair, in its vastness, it does not...
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    'The Reunion' by Joaquin Fernandez
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    'The Reunion' by Joaquin Fernandez

    They started to arrive three days before the funeral, ferrying into the Grand Canyon in pickups and minivans, although there was at least...
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    'The Witch's Cat' by Jacqueline Bartle
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    'The Witch's Cat' by Jacqueline Bartle

    His yellow eyes glow golden as cheap, unpolished citrines or dying leaves in the garden rubbish heap, darting and glittering in the face...
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    'The Endless Road' by Lisa Lerma Weber
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    'The Endless Road' by Lisa Lerma Weber

    The Imperial Valley is comprised of small towns coated in dust and boredom. These towns are separated by endless crop fields and...
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    Seven Flash Pieces by Luis Felipe Hernández, translated by Toshiya Kamei
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    Seven Flash Pieces by Luis Felipe Hernández, translated by Toshiya Kamei

    TRAUMA She never learned to sew or embroider. The only time she ever tried, she pricked her finger and fell asleep for one hundred years....
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    'The Carnival' by Vera Armstead
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 3 min

    'The Carnival' by Vera Armstead

    We go to the carnival every year. Ever since we moved to this town, my dad takes me and whoever my friends are at the time, to the fire...
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    'Famous Last Words' by Mileva Anastasiadou
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    'Famous Last Words' by Mileva Anastasiadou

    Mom’s advice comes a little harsh. “You’re beautiful,” she’ll reassure you, drying up your tears. She’ll then take a good look at you....
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    'Lakes Aren't For Swimming' by Catherine Kleindienst
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    'Lakes Aren't For Swimming' by Catherine Kleindienst

    He jumps in the lake, even though he can’t swim. “If you don’t help me, I’m going to drown,” he says, forcing her to follow. She won’t....
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    'That Time You Died' by Alexa Hailey
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 4 min

    'That Time You Died' by Alexa Hailey

    I found myself dead. I walked out to the end of the driveway to get the mail, only to find myself already there, dead. Only it couldn’t...
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    'Leaving Spokane' by Dan A. Cardoza
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 3 min

    'Leaving Spokane' by Dan A. Cardoza

    Hemingway once wrote a short story in six words, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn." Some say this was his best work. Her story: “It...
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    'Helium' by Niki Baker
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    'Helium' by Niki Baker

    I’d known exactly what Mum would say when I told her I was going. ‘But why Cuba, of all places? Is it safe?’ God, I hoped not. I’d had...
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    'Victor in Pattaya' by Jennifer Fergesen
    • Jul 8, 2019
    • 4 min

    'Victor in Pattaya' by Jennifer Fergesen

    Night clamps down on Pattaya like a vice — sky so black you forget it was ever blue. The only light is neon, glowing twisted tubes in red...
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    'The Curse of Dander' by Delvon T. Mattingly
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    'The Curse of Dander' by Delvon T. Mattingly

    The sun gave birth to an embryonic luster finding its way between the crevices of my curtains. I woke up to noises of a roaring vacuum....
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    'Moustache Season' by Liz Wride
    • Feb 14, 2019
    • 2 min

    'Moustache Season' by Liz Wride

    Every seventeen years, there was an infestation of moustaches. They creatured along sidewalks and crawled up tree trunks, while barefaced...
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