Regions

The Telling

Marianne Apostolides -

George bought me a drink that afternoon — I think I told you that. I definitely told other people; I mentioned that detail whenever...

The Pump Twin

K. R. Sands -

Voices above the surface. Eight hours to remove the parasite’s internal organs . . . amputate . . . Who’s speaking? Talking about? Nervous system disorganized ....

Lungs

Gerard Olson -

Five miles away, we dream about going out to the swamps beyond the city, taking out our lungs and inflating them so they’ll lift...

Bartleby 2000

Jeffrey Freiert -

I caught a glimpse of him as he was leaving the office, though I’d been trying to avoid him. The building security man, in...

Some People Swallow the Universe Like a Pill

Danielle Egan -

This story was made with 100% recycled materials collected over a two-year period, from the words and phrases known as “word salad decoys” that...

They Call Me Judas

Christoph Mehrlein -

A man in white walked out of the sun. Bad quality print. Heavy grain and scratches peppered the image. A folk song was playing....

Jonathan Ghost

McKinley M. Hellenes -

The man who isn’t really a man wakes up in the hospital bed. The light is so bright that at first he cannot see. The...

Margaritas with Roger

Holley Rubinsky -

The time after a party when she and Roger lay together on the rug in his living room, under the...

Istanbul

Holly Myers -

One begins with the materials at hand. One begins with the materials that are left behind. One begins—here. And here. And here. A suitcase...

Climacteric

Naben Ruthnum -

Before opening the door, I listened for a moment. The carpet I stood on was thick and sound-absorbent, holding in footfalls as effectively...