Fiction

Fawn Parker -

Hank is starfishing, Girls Gone Wild!-style, in bed. The Tenant goes in to wake him up through the warmth and body-stench of the room....

Souvankham Thammavongsa -

The summer I turned eight, my great grandmother showed me her boobs. Mine were just about growing in. I was hoping they weren’t noticeable....

Nicole Boyce -

Amanda Thompson needed a root canal. But first, she needed a cleaning, so Kelly sat alone with her in the office, prodding at her...

Sarah Wambold -

The parishioners were lined up ready to take their shots at us. From the edge of the casket they let loose their opinions about...

Josh Emmons -

Forty miles southeast of Philadelphia, Michael owned a large Dutch Colonial house on twenty acres with a pool and private beach access, which he’d...

Tasha Coryell -

The dog did not bark or play fetch. Instead the dog liked to climb on things. The dining room table,...

Leopoldine Core -

Ava sat in bed with Gretchen, a woman she’d met the day before in an AA meeting. Gretchen had been sober for eight years...

Jacob Wren -

I get home and I check the mail. I dread checking it. If there is no mail I feel empty. If there is mail it...

Rob Hart -

“End of the world.” How long I had been staring at the pulsing blue light on the DVD player, I don’t know. End of the...

Lynn Crosbie -

When I played Nirvana records, I saw Jesus handing him his voice on a purple velvet pillow. Then...