The West | JOYLAND PUBLISHING

The Girl in the Case

Lisa Teasley -

Rob Ruskin put an ad for the job on Craigslist: Wanted attractive, intelligent girlfriend, who will love, cherish and respect me, tolerate my family,...

Guidelines for Flying: 3 Destinations

Samantha Cohen -

San Pedro, California Descend onto the rockiest beach you see, the one with the greatest differentiation in color among its rocks. The beach you choose...

The Hills

Kate Durbin -

Close up shot of office building on Wilshire Boulevard. The sky is blue behind the gray building. Interior shot of office. A woman stands...

Babies

Ricco Siasoco -

More incredible things had happened, Hugo thought, than a man giving birth. Frogs were born with six limbs; praying mantises laid eggs in gummy...

Folsom, Survivor

Kate Schatz -

1. MYSELF & THE CITY My name is Folsom and the most important fact of my existence, as determined by others, is that I survived...

Thieves With Tiny Eyes: an excerpt

Joyland Magazine -

The Blackbird This is supposed to be a love letter. The relationship will start in tears. One of the girls, in the hallway, will spit...

Something More

Erica Lorraine Scheidt -

Avery was a rapist, but that’s not the first thing you’d notice about him. You might observe his pale skin or his glasses, the...

Carla

Ben Loory -

Carla wasn't a waitress, but she played one in the diner. What she really wanted to do was take photographs. She used to tell...

Emote Control

Anne Swan -

Let’s say you get hit with something. And we say get well soon and tell you that you’ll be running and working and flirting...

Stop and Jack Bean

Amanda Ackerman -

Many problems still remain, but I am not angry. Why is that? I live in this room and that is all that I do....