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Short Fiction and Poetry


My Students Organized A Sit-In Protest Against Me by Bojana Stojcic
but I can’t think about it now coz
the sun is shining like a well-polished shoe and
life assumes a different rhythm on the weekend [...]


Trinket Troll by Dave Cline
Squiccus hums in low, rhythmic tones and the chipmunk’s breathing slows. With gnarled hands, Squiccus pets the disheveled fur [...]


Breaking The Cycle by Kara Valore
I was never told the difference between control and love
and how the two can be split apart like conjoined twins [...]


Avian Flu by Torian Bay
A cycloptic bluebird
drops social chyme
into dependent beaks.
They snap and chat,
eager to swallow
the virus of their dead [...]


You Can See The Pyramids From Here by Susan Israel
That is exactly what he said. “You can’t get a better view than this. Come see.” [...]


Wash Away; Folding by Gina Manchego Zufall
I only allow myself to weep when I’m in the shower. Exposed and completely vulnerable [...]


Scenes From The World Working by Angela Hinton
I had been going to yoga courses for a few months and was really enjoying the benefits [...]


Memories of Ashen Bones by Kerstan Batchelor
She awoke draped in transparency.
The cemetery was wandering across her mind like a nightmare in a shadow box [...]


The Butterfly Heart Paradox by Richard M. Ankers
Humans have ever exalted butterflies for their beauty and imperial majesty. But touch one, and you risk destroying it [...]


Pansy House by Lori Everett
“We have to cross here. We can’t walk by pansy house.”
I looked at Marlene. “Pansy house?”
“It’s a bungalow down the block [...]
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