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Short Fiction and Poetry
the unbroken; the door crack by Miguel RodrÃguez Otero
i wake up to a haze of automatic thoughts
i drop a little jazz on my player
suit up in my best shirt
and check my cell phone [...]
The Color Of It by Bruce McAllister
He does not understand why the white heron, that dream-like thing, is there wherever he walks in the canyon [...]
No Return Access by Ryan C. Eubank
I was brushing my teeth with a cigarette butt in the shitter of some dive, testing whether or not the shadow in the mirror was halfway [...]
What Remains Unsayable by Susan Cronin
The dictionary animals are fast asleep,
as they have been all their lives,
as you were told when you were told [...]
All That Glitters by Diane Funston
I have my grandfather’s ruby ring. It is wrapped in a tiny manilla envelope, tucked in the bottom drawer of my nightstand. [...]
The Birds Fly Up; The Drunken Planet by Noah Berlatsky
The birds fly up,
The birds fly down,
The birds fly underneath the ground[...]
In layers of silt, beneath our feet
Their feathers rustle,
Pride by Rene Tyo
That space on the wall had been empty long enough. The space was to be filled with the King of Beasts [...]
Nostalgia by John-Paul Cote
Harlan felt panicked that far down the dark alley. Something scurried between his feet. His shoes stuck in God knew what. [...]
A Sudden Calm by Brandon Shane
Old men puff cigars
as crows caw on wire,
and rain cleans the roofs,
spilling onto tarped stands [...]
The Green Room by Hannah Walker
I cannot tell you how long I have been in this room, long enough to commit all detail to memory. Useless knowledge [...]
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