Browsing Category Fiction

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  Fiction

  Requiem

  "When Nelson got arrested it was sad because he got the look. Nobody thought he'd get it either."

  By Doug Weaver
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  Fiction

  Young Chul Kim

  "The Walrus asked if this missing person had Down syndrome and was I his caretaker?"

  By Eliza Kostelanetz Schrader
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  Fiction

  Trouble

  "Ouch. That word, neglected, keeps popping up."

  By Hope Ewing
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  Fiction

  How Not to Play Pool

  "My pedagogical disagreements with bartenders are a source of never-ending grief for me."

  By Hilary Gan
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  Fiction

  Dogwood

  "Drill sergeant never told us how much louder guns are when they’re shooting at you."

  By Andrew Slater
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  Fiction

  Plans for Dealing with the Public

  "My upstairs neighbor is converting his toilet into a public toilet."

  By Perry Genovesi
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  Fiction

  Emails From My Dead Mother

  Do they have Gmail in the afterlife?

  By Jonathan Papernick
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  Fiction

  What a Waste

  Is longevity an accomplishment, or does sticking around for the marathon mean a deal with the devil?

  By Barry W. North
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  Fiction

  Cosi Fan Tutte

  Sordid sex. Hard drugs. Human connection? A new short story from Doug Weaver.

  By Doug Weaver
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  Fiction

  Shit Diamonds

  In a short story not for the weak of stomach, one woman gropes for a "glimmer among feces."

  By Adam Berg
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  Fiction

  Clark Gable

  A mother, a son, a boob job, a knife. Drew's fiction is as weird and wonderful as his comics.

  By Drew Lerman
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  Fiction

  Colic

  A horse's life isn't all that's hanging in the balance in this short story. A marriage faces tests, as well.

  By Whitney Ray