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October 12, 2017
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father I get a ride with Ann-Marie—my mother-in-law. She turns left from the road into Golden…

Playing Tricks by Samantha Paige Rosen

October 11, 2017
For six months I’ve been living in an apartment no one sets foot in but me, in a building full…

Varieties of Religious Experience by Ross Feeler

October 8, 2017
1 Seated on a deck overlooking the Guadalupe River, Dylan dodges razorblades of sunlight, fights off the hangover shakes, and…

Concept Comics By Jessica Peri Chalmers

October 6, 2017
  ANGEL FOR OUR TIMES Read an essay by Jessica Peri Chalmers, visit her website, & view her artwork archive.…

ONE QUESTION: Renee James

October 5, 2017
Hypertext Magazine asked Renee James, author of Seven Suspects, “What question do you wish you’d been asked about your work?”…

One Question: Daniel Falatko

October 4, 2017
Do you ever get bored with writing stories that take place within the boroughs of NYC? Absolutely. Bored to tears…

Excerpt: Travels And Travails Of Small Minds by Daniel Falatko

October 4, 2017
SLAVA. This is the word that every Russian ex-military member or former prisoner has tattooed somewhere on their pale, muscled…

In Defense of Self-Harm by Rachel Belth

September 26, 2017
The ultimate end cannot be to feel pain because it barely hurts — something less than a paper cut. Perhaps it’s…

Concept Comics by Jessica Peri Chalmers

September 22, 2017
Read an essay by Jessica Peri Chalmers, visit her website, & view her artwork archive. Find more concept comic goodness…

Hypertext Interview With Patricia Ann McNair

September 20, 2017
By Christine Rice Patricia Ann McNair’s essay collection And These Are The Good Times, out now from Side Street Press,…

Concept Comics By Jessica Peri Chalmers

September 13, 2017
  Read an essay by Jessica Peri Chalmers, visit her website, & view her artwork archive. Find more concept comic…

Hypertext Interview With Sahar Mustafah

September 8, 2017
By Christine Rice “Boy can she write.” That’s what author Patricia Ann McNair said about then-grad-student Sahar Mustafah. We were…

The Snuggle Hustle by Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein

August 21, 2017
Most nights, I am gripped with fear. I drink a glass of red wine, smoke a joint, sink down into…

Should the Dish Run Away With the Spoon? by Mary Ann Presman

August 17, 2017
Hey! diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see…

Hypertext Interview With Gina Frangello

August 15, 2017
By Christine Rice If you’re a writer, you know Gina Frangello. You’ve probably read her novels: A Life in Men,…

Beets by Sarah Vesely

August 9, 2017
I’m sitting with Jeremy in his kitchen. He is eating beets out of a jar, spooning them into his mouth…

Hypertext Interview With Gail Wallace Bozzano

August 7, 2017
By Christine Rice Every page of Gail Wallace Bozzano’s lyrically written chapbook, Supposing She Dreamed This (Michigan Coop Press), sizzles…

ONE QUESTION: Bob Hartley

August 6, 2017
Hypertext Magazine asked Bob Hartley, author of NORTH AND CENTRAL (Tortoise Books), “What question do you wish you’d been asked…

ONE QUESTION: Josh Barkan

August 3, 2017
Hypertext Magazine asked Josh Barkan, author of MEXICO: STORIES, “What question do you wish you’d been asked about your work?”…

ONE QUESTION: Martha Bayne

August 1, 2017
Hypertext Magazine asked Martha Bayne, editor of Rust Belt Chicago anthology, “What question do you wish you’d been asked about…

The Bosnian by Jael Montellano

July 31, 2017
One November Sunday in 1997, when she’s thirteen, she and her mother go on a grocery trip. It’s an overcast…

The Color of Fire by J.R. Gerow

July 27, 2017
Immediately after the pipeline was set to detonate, they raced back to June’s car and made love. It was heady,…

Carbon by Marie Baleo

July 26, 2017
Thick glass jars. Uneven to the touch and heavy, the height of our tired knees. Washed and dried nightly by…

Regret by Michele Friske

July 24, 2017
I am 60 now. I guess it’s natural that I reflect on my life, sort through my accomplishments and my…

One Question: Dr. Eileen Herbert-Goodall

July 21, 2017
Hypertext magazine asked Dr. Eileen Herbert-Goodall, Author of The Sherbrooke Brothers, “What question do you wish you’d been asked about…

Then What? by Marlene Olin

July 20, 2017
The old man grabbed the inside handle of the taxi door. It was a typical Coral Gables street. The fences…

Vacation by Michael Agugom

July 17, 2017
I chose to spend the long semester-break in my village for just this reason: to enjoy reading beside the flowing…

New Girl by Alex Reece Abbott

July 16, 2017
“You’ve probably already guessed.” Pagan stares across the small corner table. Billie studies the vaulted, low ceilinged room, now a…

Roommates by Peter J. Stavros

July 12, 2017
Sadie says we’re roommates. She says she loves me, and it’s fine otherwise, but that we’re just two people living…

ONE QUESTION: Steve McEllistrem

July 11, 2017
HYPERTEXT MAGAZINE ASKED STEVE MCELLISTREM, AUTHOR OF DEVEREAUX DEITY, “WHAT QUESTION DO YOU WISH YOU’D BEEN ASKED ABOUT YOUR WORK?”…
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