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The Fence

Richard Rosenbaum -

Congratulations to Richard Rosenbaum whose first collection of short stories, Things Don't Break, is now available from Tightrope Books. Joyland published a story from this collection...

At the Gates of the Kingdom

Stephen Tuttle -

The first door was taller than seemed necessary. It was eight feet, at least, but narrow. It was made of heavy, dark wood, and...

Jack and Meg White in 2011 (An Alternate History)

Monica Pacheco -

Jack’s boy, Boy, was living at the Hotel Yorba. One of his admirers was footing the bill, though not Jack Meg gathered. It was the...

Complex 2675: Issue Four

Francine Cunningham -

The stairwell door slammed shut, the noise echoed but didn’t drown out Mary’s voice. “…but then I thought, what kind of secret would Vanessa and...

Only Your Own Work

Madhur Anand -

Mother is not the kind to go door-to-door smelling of apple bath gel or primrose cream. She exudes functional odours—antiseptic Dettol, the powdery notes...

Complex 2675: Issue Two

Francine Cunningham -

Mary studied the man in front of her. She had never seen him before. “I’m Mary, I live here.” Mary stood holding her broom in...

Complex 2675: Issue Three

Francine Cunningham -

Sarah heard the suction of the patio door above her open. She didn’t know the freak that lived above her but she had heard...

Fabric

Elise Burke -

I was finishing some designs for a stockbroker’s boathouse when my friend Nancy called to tell me my ex-husband had had a heart attack....

Complex 2675: Issue One

Francine Cunningham -

Mary dreamed she died. She woke drenched in sweat. Her breath slipping in and out. And she knew something was different. She swung her feet over...

Catherine Graham's debut novel Quarry (Two Wolves Press) launches June 1, 2017. This excerpt from Quarry was published in Joyland in 2014. Set in southern Ontario during the 1980’s, acclaimed poet Catherine...