Fiction

— New Stories —

Dina Dwyer

3 days ago3 min read

Construction

On the morning of the code red drill, a man hunts me in my dreams once again.

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Annie Johnson

Jan 313 min read

Still

Hell consists of a series of menial tasks. Sometimes we draw circles in the sand with long sticks; sometimes we draw lines.

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Amber Burke

Dec 19, 202410 min read

Jesus Fat Camp

I watch the red and sweaty late-night preachers wipe their brows, hoist their heavy Bibles up, wrestle invisible demons down...

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Six or Seven Words Uttered by Maribel Simpkins, While Unconscious After a Fall

Michael Haynes

Dec 6, 20244 min read

Six or Seven Words Uttered by Maribel Simpkins, While Unconscious After a Fall

One: "Earthquake" She spoke this word shortly after ten in the morning on February 26th, according to her physical therapist.

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Daniel Cohen

Nov 21, 202411 min read

Treat

The doorbell rings, and, yeah, it’s Halloween, but my porch light is off. In this neighborhood, that means you’re out of candy or just tired

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Andrew Kozma

Nov 7, 20244 min read

After We Die

The Falls appeared in the sky over Houston without warning. It was the middle of summer during the year summer never ended.

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Sam Logan

Oct 24, 20243 min read

Water Loss

The swelling in your legs started a few months ago, about the time you stopped remembering to take your medications.

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Bev Vincent

Oct 10, 20244 min read

Fairy Bridges

Jordy lived alone in a small house on the edge of a saltwater marsh that extended to the coast.

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— More Fiction —

Queen of Pontus by Taylor Leigh Harper

Penance by Timothy Day

A Dairy Farm by Georgia Witt

Egregor by Mike Lee

The Call by William M. McIntosh

I'd Hate for This to Get Out by Tom McEachin

The Phenom by Angela Townsend

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A Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction