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Category: Fiction

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti
Fiction

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti

October 23, 2017March 15, 20220

Once there was a …

“The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel
Fiction

“The Confession of the Watcher at the Bell” by K.A. Liedel

September 25, 2017January 10, 20210

The peace inside the …

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley
Fiction

“This is What We Do Now” by Becky Shirley

September 18, 2017March 15, 20220

You come home, half …

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal
Fiction

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal

September 11, 2017February 23, 20220

Once upon a time, …

“Jigsaw” by Amber West
Fiction

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017March 15, 20220

I was born a …

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen
Fiction

“Truth Conditions” by Natalie Einselen

August 14, 2017May 16, 20250

Tsuki Amai’s wristwatch emitted …

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte
Fiction

“Looking Out From My London Flat” by Kelsey Parrotte

August 7, 2017March 15, 20221

It’s not smoggy like …

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom
Fiction

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

July 17, 2017January 10, 20210

They rode together in …

“To an Alzheimer’s Child” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“To an Alzheimer’s Child” by Shah Tazrian Ashrafi

May 29, 2017September 11, 20172

It’s autumn now. The …

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier
Fiction

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

May 1, 2017March 23, 20240

Every year, from the …

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez
Editorial / Fiction

“Rocks” by Elena L. Perez

March 27, 2017February 23, 20200

Obsidian, black, but when …

“Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte
Fiction

“Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte

March 20, 2017March 23, 20241

Yesterday you were five …

“Ventricle” by Amber West
Fiction

“Ventricle” by Amber West

February 20, 2017September 23, 20201

I lost my heart …

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes” by Marina Shugrue

January 31, 2017February 23, 20200

Every morning I look …

“Stretch” by Sandra White
Fiction

“Stretch” by Sandra White

January 16, 2017August 24, 20200

I hold the moon …

“The Living Dead” by John Short
Fiction

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016March 15, 20220

I opened my eyes, …

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios
Fiction

“Blood Orange Soda” by Maya Rahman-Rios

October 10, 2016February 23, 20200

Wait until your mother …

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan
Fiction

“In Sartre Ward” by Michael Paul Hogan

September 19, 2016September 1, 20200

  To be man …

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“GET A JOB, LOS ANGELES” by Tadeu Bijos

August 15, 2016September 3, 20200

Dude driving, dude driving …

“Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley
Fiction

“Casualties, or I can’t f*#!ing understand this Ikea Diagram” by Dani Neiley

August 5, 2016February 23, 20200

Hello, everyone! It’s Friday …

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”
Fiction / Miscellaneous

Excerpt from “He’s Gone”

July 22, 2016February 23, 20201

We at The Metaworker …

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre
Fiction

“Buzz Hunt” by Adam St. Pierre

June 20, 2016July 9, 20170

     I don’t …

“Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens
Fiction

“Bathsheba Beckons” by Fred Owens

May 16, 2016September 3, 20202

Tom Blethen faced two fifty …

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez
Editorial / Fiction

“Write” by Elena Lucia Perez

January 18, 2016September 22, 20200

Sit up straight, feet …

“4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen
Editorial / Fiction

“4 AM Girl” By Matthew Maichen

November 23, 2015August 25, 20200

She wanders through the …

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“Tinder” by Tadeu Bijos

October 26, 2015September 4, 20201

Last week in the …

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre
Fiction / Miscellaneous

“One Girl” by Ellen Webre

October 19, 2015September 1, 20201

One girl bakes a …

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue
Editorial / Fiction

“Battlegrounds” by Marina Shugrue

October 12, 2015August 25, 20200

The needle pricks my …

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio
Editorial / Fiction

“Bandile” by Darin Milanesio

October 5, 2015April 30, 20172

Out by the creek …

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat
Fiction

“Catfish” by Amethyst Hope Hethcoat

September 28, 2015December 8, 20230

My room is black …

“The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen
Editorial / Fiction

“The Last Time I Spoke to Penelope” by Matthew Maichen

September 21, 2015January 10, 20210

She led me out …

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