Fiction

Alice and Alex

Toby Litt -

She remembers them, Alice and Alex, not as they were, nor as they would have liked to be, nor even as they would have...

The Mariposa

Maggie Shipstead -

Luis shared an apartment with his brother Hector and three other men, all of whom happened to be named Juan. Everywhere he turned there...

Ricky’s Shoulders: an excerpt

Blake Butler -

in the room there below Ricky, Ricky saw his mother’s newer size, Ricky’s mother’s body had quadrupled in the weird light off the wall,...

Runaway: an excerpt

Christopher Russell -

An Incomplete Kingdom of Monsters Phylum: Monsters That Cannot Be Seen Class: Invisible Monsters Order: Fully and Constantly Invisible Fully and constantly invisible monsters are the...

Golfer’s Bog

Joseph G. Peterson -

A natural bog is the designated water trap of the thirteenth hole at British Hills Country Club in Wheeling. It’s a deep, mysterious body...

Alcazar’s House

Andrew Binks -

An extract from a novel-in-progress As Alcazar sat stock-still on the gritty staircase, he thought of all the circumstances that had made him a minor...

Sourdough and Outer Lands

Meg Pokrass -

SOURDOUGH My sister Jane was full of secrets about the art of making world-famous sourdough bread. Pretty in an apron, too. She had seven...

Marine Life

Okla Elliott -

1. When Jeanette was seven, her parents decided she should learn to swim—like other children. The doctors assured them of her safety and went...

The Song of Sasquatch

Jerome Stueart -

1. Beloved: My lover pursues me through the thicket with an ardent desire of leaves opening to the sun. He leaves no footprint I give him untouched....

The Stockholm Syndrome

Cathy Stonehouse -

One Tuesday, Susan locked the dog in the basement. She thought it was time she did something for herself. She went down twice a...