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I’m Sick But Missing You

Hassaan Mirza -

The morning of July 15, 2016, when social media star Qandeel Baloch was found throttled to death in her parents’ house in Multan, I...

Vision

Cara Blue Adams -

The following is an excerpt from the short story collection You Never Get It Back by Cara Blue Adams. You Never Get It Back is available now from...

Umbra

Candice Wuehle -

The Agent only managed my eyes, lower lid to supercilliary arch. A clause in our contract stipulated that the agreement could be rendered null...

Ask at the Front Desk

Ann Russell -

The afternoon I flew into Chicago for Mother’s Day weekend, I found Mom hunched over her table, her face spackled with rouge. Before her,...

Justin, in Three Parts

Craig Willse -

1. It all goes back to this party at Kevin’s. Kevin was short with dark pinprick eyes that made him look like a cartoon. We...

Maps

Vanessa Chan -

When you die, I become obsessed with recreating you. I walk endlessly through our town, to notable places in your life. I go to...

Leaving the Landfill

Jackson Saul -

Pretty soon, Petunia will have to cut everything that came before and pretend as if this were where life started, the time things began...

Hurricane Gothic

Blake Sanz -

The following is an excerpt from the short story collection The Boundaries of Their Dwelling by Blake Sanz. The Boundaries of Their Dwelling is available now from the...

Cowboys in Missouri

Kevin Clouther -

The mechanic took one look at the engine, diagnosed the problem immediately (and with not a little disdain), and charged us nothing. “It’s a rental,”...

Nothing Special

Sydney Rende -

I sent a message to a celebrity on the internet. It said, I think we’d make a good match. I added my phone number...