Excerpt: Jessica Jopp’s FROM THE LONGING ORCHARD
September 1, 2023
By Jessica Jopp From the first time the girls heard their parents mention the lunar eclipse it sounded like a…
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One Question: Jessica Jopp
September 1, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Jessica Jopp, author of From the Longing Orchard, “There are several moments in your novel when a…
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Excerpt: Terry Tierney’s THE BRIDGE ON BEER RIVER
August 11, 2023
By Terry Tierney Make It Home Alive During my second beer the yelling begins upstairs. I try to block it…
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One Question: Terry Tierney
August 11, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Terry Tierney, author of The Bridge of Beer River, “You have said your first novel Lucky Ride…
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Excerpt: M. Evelina Galang’s WHEN THE HIBISCUS FALLS: STORIES
July 14, 2023
By M. Evelina Galang When my twin and I turn sixty-five, the women in the city begin coming out of…
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One Question: M. Evelina Galang
July 14, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked M. Evelina Galang, author of When the Hibiscus Falls: Stories, “What obsessions recur in your work and…
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Excerpt: Jan Stinchcomb’s VERUSHKA
June 30, 2023
By Jan Stinchcomb Verushka was always different. Her mother, Elena, hoped her daughter would be just like her, a born…
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One Question: Jan Stinchcomb
June 30, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Jan Stinchcomb, author of Verushka, “How did you handle your villain?” By Jan Stinchcomb Carefully. There’s nothing…
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Excerpt: Spencer Fleury’s HOW I’M SPENDING MY AFTERLIFE
September 2, 2021
By Spencer Fleury Nicole Before we start, I think you should know that I am not the sort of person…
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Excerpt: Lee Matthew Goldberg’s ORANGE CITY
March 24, 2021
By Lee Matthew Goldberg At six on the dot, the gloved cellular let out a piercing ring. A timer turned…
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Excerpt: Sara Davis’s THE SCAPEGOAT
February 26, 2021
By Sara Davis When Kirstie interrupted me I was in the break room. I had just sat down at the…
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Excerpt: Erica Buist’s THIS PARTY’S DEAD
February 18, 2021
By Erica Buist I’m teetering on the roof edge of a concrete tomb. The air is filled with the smells…
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Excerpt: Darrin Doyle’s THE BIG BABY CRIME SPREE AND OTHER DELUSIONS
February 5, 2021
By Darrin Doyle I. The Pretty New Nurse From Pediatrics I’m standing behind my wife in the cafeteria line at…
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Excerpt: Marc Sheinbaum’s MEMORIES LIVE HERE
February 4, 2021
By Marc Sheinbaum PROLOGUE Josh Brodsky drove through the early morning mist, approaching the La Quinta Inn outside San Francisco…
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Excerpt: Christine Hume’s SATURATION PROJECT
January 1, 2021
By Christine Hume From “Atalanta: An Anatomy” A decade ago, a search party found her after three long, hot summer…
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Excerpt: Elizabeth B. Splaine’s DEVIL’S GRACE
December 18, 2020
prologue August 2018 The summer had been unusually dry, but last evening’s skies had opened and unleashed the wrath of…
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Excerpt: Ben Tanzer’s UPSTATE
December 3, 2020
Things Start How does it start? With a bump and a thud, or maybe it’s a thud followed by a…
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Excerpt: Bob Campbell’s MOTOWN MAN
October 8, 2020
Beep. Jim rolled up quickly behind Bradley out of nowhere. The engineer turned to greet the skilled trades’ foreman just…
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Excerpt: Ellen Birkett Morris’ LOST GIRLS
October 1, 2020
Heavy Metal Laura’s body felt heavy. Heavy was the word her son Jason had used when he could no longer…
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Excerpt: Tara Lynn Masih’s THE BITTER KIND
September 10, 2020
Stela Stela returns home for a short visit at Easter. Her mother tells her on the phone that the Captain…
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