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Category: Fiction

The Missing Brutal Honesty in the Final Walk-Through with the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Tenant by Erika Murdey
Fiction

The Missing Brutal Honesty in the Final Walk-Through with the Soon-To-Be-Ex-Tenant by Erika Murdey

January 21, 2019February 23, 20201

  Entry Door Yes …

On Watermelon Street by John Short
Fiction

On Watermelon Street by John Short

December 24, 2018September 3, 20200

It was the upper …

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“45th Parallel” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

November 26, 2018January 10, 20212

We will not subside, …

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn
Fiction

“Ash Lee” by Robin Wyatt Dunn

October 29, 2018February 13, 20221

Come with me, it …

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin
Fiction

“Buddy” by Benjamin Austin

October 22, 2018September 23, 20201

“Pickup for Angelo.” He …

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone
Fiction

“Ice Cream or Moxie” by Kristy Gherlone

August 12, 2018August 29, 20200

In the heat of …

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand
Fiction

“Nothingness” by Anne Strand

June 18, 2018January 10, 20211

        …

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty
Fiction / Micro

“Ship Inside a Bottle” by Charles Rafferty

May 14, 2018January 15, 20220

     Her new …

Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice
Fiction / Miscellaneous / Poetry / Speculative

Excerpt From “We Three Kings” by D.M. Rice

April 23, 2018June 1, 20260

D.M. Rice is a non-binary writer …

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith
Fiction

“The Hitchhiker” by Michael T. Smith

April 16, 2018September 23, 20200

It was late enough …

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe
Fiction

“Icing” by Melissa Bobe

February 12, 2018January 10, 20212

She’d had a cupcake …

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti
Fiction / Micro / Speculative

“Coming Home” by Ray Cicetti

October 23, 2017June 1, 20260

Once there was a …

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

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

September 25, 2017June 1, 20260

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 / Speculative

“A Fairy Tale About War” by Matthew McAyeal

September 11, 2017June 1, 20260

Once upon a time, …

“Jigsaw” by Amber West
Fiction / Speculative

“Jigsaw” by Amber West

September 4, 2017June 1, 20260

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 / Speculative

“The Death of Paul Shephard” by Kristoffer Newsom

July 17, 2017June 1, 20260

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 / Speculative

“The Watcher” by Jenna Crosier

May 1, 2017June 1, 20260

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 / Speculative

“Belittle” by Kelsey Parrotte

March 20, 2017June 1, 20261

Yesterday you were five …

“Ventricle” by Amber West
Fiction / Speculative

“Ventricle” by Amber West

February 20, 2017June 1, 20261

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 / Speculative

“The Living Dead” by John Short

December 12, 2016June 1, 20260

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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