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Short Fiction and Poetry


Loverdius and Melidora: A Romance (Active Now) by Basiliké Pappa
My lady, a year and a day have passed; yesterday’s snows have melted. But the deep bond we once forged was never broken in my heart. [...]


A Game Of Eightball by Mark Tulin
It was 7 p.m. I was tired and sweaty from a long workday and wanted to go home. But instead, I waited in an uncomfortable hospital [..]


Declaration by Uchechukwu Onyedikam/Christina Chin
empty belly —
the labourers make noise
still noise
remain under
oppressive rule
muted —
guns silencing us
helmets & boots [...]


The Waiting Room by Emily Toliver
30 minutes. It was quiet. My palms were starting to sweat and now the pounding in my chest traveled to my ears [...]


Imprint by J.R. Andrews
In sixth grade, the first year of middle school, our Physical Education teacher was Coach Stogie. He really was shaped like a stubby [...]


Loss by Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb
“Michelle, they are waiting,” a familiar voice drifted into her consciousness. Michelle, a young woman [...}


Sympathy by Christopher Sworen
The night was defined by a pouring rain and it was as dark as could be, and the woman walking down the street didn’t know anyone [...]


The Well by Swetha Amit
My face stares back at me from my reflection--a white face with searching eyes endowed with a mass of curly waves. [...]


Rebirth by Mackenzie Kemp
While this being has existed for centuries, taking on various forms and saving countless civilizations [...]


Ghost Memory by Jayson Carcione
The snow covered the tyre tracks. The snow cleaned the blood from the tyres, from the sickly yellow headlights of the car [...]
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