Excerpt: Mary Ann Presman’s THE GOOD DISHES
May 13, 2019
Tall, thin, and fond of her gin, Florence felt pretty smug about reaching her seventy-fifth birthday with—as her internist proclaimed,“The…
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Winter Skin by Kristin LaFollette
May 3, 2019
There’s no difference between a planned pregnancy and an unplanned pregnancy. When it was “unplanned,” I never even told the…
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Ulterior Motives For Compulsory Laughter by Soramimi Hanarejima
April 30, 2019
At this time of day, the loading dock should be the perfect place for private psychological convalescence from your public…
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Birds of Paradise by Ben Gitkind
April 22, 2019
Callie leaves you for many reasons, and one is the parrot. She hates the smell. She finds his depression depressing.…
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Minor Writers by Alina Stefanescu
April 16, 2019
—after James Salter There is a kind of minor writer who is found in a room of the library signing…
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Our Hero by Christine Taylor
April 8, 2019
Harold Shepard made his living as a bit actor who played Uncle Rudy in three episodes of the popular television…
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Amnesia by Cherene Leong
April 1, 2019
Chang Er hunches over her desk working. The administration of the moon is no easy task and the goddess has…
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Rosaleen’s Rules for Living by Lee Reilly
March 19, 2019
1. The first time Leo said he was taking her to her mother’s. Then he stopped in front of a…
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American Mama by Julia Poole
March 11, 2019
A waitress arrived with a pad of paper and pulled a pencil from behind her ear. “So…you ready to order?…
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Stolen by Gypsies by Richard Rutherford
March 8, 2019
I was warned, “Beware of the Gypsies.” Warned, like when they tell you not to get in a car with…
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Flash Fiction by Mitchell Krockmalnik Grabois
March 5, 2019
JFK’s Beautiful Sister 1. I went out to Colfax Ave. for a colonoscopy. Across the street was a bar and…
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Careers by Emily Zasada
March 1, 2019
The sunlight in Denver seemed brighter than it had in Maryland, but Rachel knew that was just her imagination. She…
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Health Care by Dick Bentley
February 28, 2019
On this hill, in this clump of trees at the edge of the golf course, I sit with the wind…
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Gyring On Edge by Jean Verthein
February 21, 2019
Along China, the plane rocked until she feared crashing. Shackled in her seat, she jerked, unable to speak to anyone.…
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Life and Death of Mary Percy Stone by Valerie Kinsey
February 19, 2019
Mary Percy Stone’s father was a prominent obstetrician at the end of the century, when, as is well supported by…
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Y2K FM by Jessie Ann Foley
February 18, 2019
“Illusion never changed/ Into something real” —Natalie Imbruglia, “Torn” Dana crouches before a storage bin in a clammy corner of…
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The Floor Fan by Tony Bowers
February 15, 2019
Allen stood at the front desk of the Antioch senior home, thinking it had to be 110 degrees in there.…
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MISOGYNISTIC WASTELAND by Sara Salass
February 14, 2019
#misogynisticwasteland, 2016, porcelain, wood, photo-tex fabric ARTIST STATEMENT My artworks explore the psychological and emotional contours of hookup culture, social…
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February 13, 2019
Slimer By Chelsea Laine Wells It was a knee to the balls. Even though later Ricky said it was because…
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February 11, 2019
Magna Comes Loudly By Megan Stielstra Here is how it would go: She’s waiting for the el, bag in one…
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COLD UNION
February 8, 2019
Cold Union Karen Halvorsen Schreck Goodlove, Illinois 1864 In the bay window overlooking the frozen lawn, the spider spins her…
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February 7, 2019
Where to Put My Hands By M Lynx Qualey People will never understand my friendship with Neela. Since the day…
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A Seagull that Can See the Sea by Megan Sungyoon
February 5, 2019
이렇게 작게만 느껴질 때는 몬트리올에 가자 어떤 바다에 가자 갈매기를 보자 When you feel so small, let’s go to Montreal.…
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February 4, 2019
Your Best Friend’s Father By Ola Faleti The first time you have sex with your best friend’s father is no…
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January 31, 2019
What Happened to FB? By Juan Martinez I’m not the right person to tell FB’s story, but I waited a…
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January 30, 2019
The Complexion of the Game By Nancy Ford Dugan Jill was slowly changing out of her business suit. She was…
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One Question: Christy Stillwell
January 24, 2019
Hypertext Magazine asked Christy Stillwell, author of The Wolf Tone, “Was it hard to write a book set in Montana…
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Excerpt: Christy Stillwell’s THE WOLF TONE
January 24, 2019
Eva was at the stove, buttering bread next to a fry pan for grilled cheese. She eyed them. “Did you…
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One Question: Adam Kovac
January 22, 2019
Hypertext Magazine asked Adam Kovac, author of THE SURGE, “What is the most difficult aspect of war, contemporary or otherwise,…
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Excerpt: Adam Kovac’s THE SURGE
January 22, 2019
They fanned out and followed Reed through the field. Halfway across, Chandler swatted a large insect that flew by his…
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