Fiction

Buddy

Daniel Lanza Rivers -

NuBot arrived on a Monday. A custom model designed by a specialist out in Appalachia, she had Bluetooth connectivity, a soft nest of auburn...

Franny

Cynthia Arrieu-King -

I’m stuck Googling Franny’s name every six months on my hometown newspaper’s obituaries site, checking to see if she’s died yet. I haven’t returned...

Kombucha Mother

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....

Ewwrrrkk

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....

Veneers

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...

Crossover Potential

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...

Haley

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...

Dog

Tasha Coryell -

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

The Underside of Charm

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...

Four Letters from an Ongoing Series

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...