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Short Fiction and Poetry


A Cheese Omelet at Leo's; Last Laughs by William Doreski
A plush of cheddar and eggs.
As I fork it up, the ghosts
of Harvard Square surround me,
drawn by the thick aroma. [...]


Sheep's Clothing by Hannah Birss
Little Red knows that most people won’t believe a woman when she cries “wolf”, not the first, not the second, not the third time. [...]


Jelly Belly by Tara Zafft
My daughter calls this morning on her way to buy a bagel, it’s
raining she says, grey and spring-raining, and here [...]


The Chant Of The Chosen One by Jamie Gregory
The procession grinds to a halt. Wagon wheels leave deep tracks in the snow, and Qaletaqa yearns to follow them back to her log house [...]


DarkWinter Press New Release: Worsery Rhymes by Graham Kent!
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our latest release, the irreverent and hilarious poetry collection Worsery Rhymes by Graham Kent[..]


Cruel Month; Étude by Thomas Zimmerman
Cruel Month A Hamlet sky this morning: undecided. Rain at noon. Fruit trees in bloom. The sex of pollen in my eyes. I love this time of...


The unspeakable nature of lip zips by Sandra Arnold
Near the end of Mandy’s third day in her first teaching job, the Headmaster strode in and interrupted the story she was reading [...]


Missing Child Report by Anne Anthony
Last seen at 9 pm after tucking her into bed [...}


Your Soul by Kerstan Batchelor
Your soul resembles distant horizons. Like burning stars abandoned between dawn and dusk, the evening skies are as heavy as your heart.[...]


DarkWinter Press New Release: Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod!
DarkWinter Press is excited to announce our latest release, the short story collection Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod! [...]
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