Flash Fiction by Dylan Pyles
January 6, 2017
Four-Headed Monster A waft of minty tobacco makes its way down the bleachers and into my nose. A dad packs…
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Midnight Snack by Samuel Levy
January 5, 2017
Miriam I’m on top of a train. It’s a freight train being dragged along an endless railroad, and it’s going…
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Valerie Will Fuck You Up by Emma Mascarenhas
January 3, 2017
That wasn’t actually what he said. What he actually said was, “Valerie will screw you up,” because he was the…
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One and One by Josh Rank
December 28, 2016
It was colder in the back room than the lobby. It could have been the absence of sunlight, the vent…
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Nowhere is Home by Peter Eldritch
December 26, 2016
This place is dark and full of blues; the air is thick with smoke and ruin. How did I get…
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Adamantine by Aaron Emmel
December 22, 2016
When the Ford F-150’s tires rattled over the cattle guard the memories hit her all at once and Samantha had…
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Our Journey by Will Grant
December 21, 2016
My best friend Amber broke down in tears in a bar on election night. We sat in a dark corner…
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Roger The Dodger by Patricia Ann McNair
December 20, 2016
Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have…
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Before the Bay by Drew Buxton
December 16, 2016
It felt like someone had reached inside Trent and was holding his stomach with a big hand, not really squeezing,…
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A Call To Artists by Zoe Raines
December 6, 2016
The face of the revolution wears masks. Plastic masks with glittery swirls, Plague Doctor masks with the long Venetian beak-noses,…
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Same Boat by Ashley Sgro
December 5, 2016
Melissa has a canopied bed and a wooden floor. “You’re not this quiet at home, are you?” she asks. “No,”…
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Mr. Stinkysocks by Arthur Davis
December 2, 2016
Strange how easily you can forget who you are and where you came from. Even stranger, how assuredly you can…
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Impossible Is Nothing: Visual Art by Priscilla Briggs
November 29, 2016
By Priscilla Briggs The following photographs, from Impossible Is Nothing, focus on constructed realities within contemporary China as they relate…
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Time, and Time Again by Chris Campanioni
November 22, 2016
We take the Subte two stops on the blue line and ascend on foot through San Telmo, the cobblestone streets.…
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SAFETY PINS
November 22, 2016
  Porter, Brooklyn
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SAFETY PINS
November 18, 2016
We asked teachers and parents to submit writing from young people in response to the recent presidential election. Here are…
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Excerpt from Jaimee Wriston Colbert’s WILD THINGS
November 9, 2016
Previously published in Natural Bridge Erosion 2008 Marty the shoes guy assures me he likes it rough. So hit me!…
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ONE QUESTION: Jaimee Wriston Colbert
November 8, 2016
Hypertext Magazine asks: “What question do you wish you’d been asked about your work?” Check back tomorrow for an excerpt…
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Excerpt From THE MONSTER’S DAUGHTER by Michelle Pretorius
November 3, 2016
Alet’s mind was still reeling from what Koch had told her as she pulled up to Mathebe’s house later that…
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ONE QUESTION: Michelle Pretorius
November 1, 2016
HYPERTEXT is launching ONE QUESTION. It’s a mini-interview series where authors consider this: “What question do you wish you’d been…
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Dream Girl by John McNally
October 28, 2016
There’s this girl I used to know. Or did I? It’s getting harder for me to distinguish my dream life…
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I Am Not Afraid by Patricia Ann McNair
October 26, 2016
Previously published on patriciaannmcnair.com You can do anything…Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything. –Donald Trump I overheard…
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Intellectually Curious, Culturally Voracious, Politically Engaged, Self-Aware, Socially Concerned, Energetic, Erudite Female Seeks Same — or Better. by Jessica Peri Chalmers
October 21, 2016
I meet them one by one, the bachelors. I ask them to meet me at a nearby cafe. I come…
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Ladies Who Dine by Nadine Kenney Johnstone
October 19, 2016
We knew you. Before. Before the promotion, the guy, the condo, the kid. Before the lay off, the IVF. Before…
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Hypertext High School Writers Contest Honorable Mention Placers
October 17, 2016
After much anticipation, we are extremely proud to present the honorable mention placers in our Hypertext High School Writers Contest! Below…
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Hypertext High School Writers Contest Creative Nonfiction Winners
October 16, 2016
After much anticipation, we are extremely proud to present the top three creative nonfiction placers in our Hypertext High School…
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Hypertext High School Writers Contest Fiction Winners
October 15, 2016
After much anticipation, we are extremely proud to present the top three fiction placers in our Hypertext High School Writers…
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The Return of Emma by Sharon Goldberg
October 14, 2016
It was Sunday. I was strolling across the Brooklyn Bridge. A woman tapped me on the shoulder. She looked just…
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Shopping at the Save-Mor by Heather Denniss
October 12, 2016
Tony was hungry. For what, he had no clue. But he hoped to find it at the Save-Mor. After all,…
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Ira Glass Wants To Hit Me by Ben Tanzer
October 6, 2016
Excerpted From BE COOL, A Memoir (sort of) By Ben Tanzer I do not consider myself to be a stalker.…
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