Fiction

All That We Never Were

Alexis Landau -

My shins are encased in flesh-toned pantyhose. The wrong choice, clearly, as the bare legs of all the other women flash brazenly underneath cocktail dresses....

Catch and Release

Helen Polychronakos -

Sam cursed at the ringing telephone. Minutes from her deadline, she was still fiddling with footage from the Minister of...

Envious Moons

Richard Scott Larson -

Every night that summer I looked across the yard from my bedroom window into Callie’s, which glowed like something you could see from space....

The House Breathes

Brandi Wells -

Crim has not seen her mother or father in a few weeks. Sometimes she hears them, shuffling in another room, or outside working on...

You Can Kiss All Of That Bye-Bye

Renee Simms -

These days, I’m inclined to think that my eccentric parents are going insane. I consider flying back home to see if this is true...

A Good Man

Tamara Letkeman -

When the phone rang I was lying on the divan. It sounds so chic, like I was a lady of leisure waiting for other...

Current Events

Claire Harlan Orsi -

The beginning of the dinner party, the part I liked best, was always the same. Us kids ate pizza (gluten-free crust as of last...

Roadrunning

Emma Smith-Stevens -

We were always uneasy in the old place, a trailer we stayed in on the half-acre behind my boss’ house. There was almost always...

Excerpt: Binary Star

Sarah Gerard -

We’re kicked out of the party and John follows a few steps behind me toward the subway. I keep my eyes on the ground...

Excerpt: Above All Men

Eric Shonkwiler -

Months passed. He got a call from Glenn saying a railroad friend had come by, talking of a few half-starved horses by the state...