Apr 20, 2018
With Time Their Wings Fade
Where skinny shoulder blades should have ended, they began, two shadows sprouting from the child’s back. Wings made of dust.
Dog Bites Man, New Jersey, 1884
I had been unquestioningly loyal to Himself even after he killed my mother.
Apr 13, 2018
Griffin
“She’d been able to handle Alan, to contain everything, but after seeing Erin in the hospital, he’d unraveled like never before.”
Mar 30, 2018
Larger Than the Sea
Look, Seo-Yun said, and went to the girl. This is why you must run.
Mar 23, 2018
The Painless Euthanasia Roller Coaster
I'm the one about to die, and he's the one crying?
Mar 09, 2018
If We Dig Graves For Them There Will Be None Left For Us
What does a town do after bodies wash up on the beach?
Mar 02, 2018
Hopscotch and Hellfire
“A red dot blossoms on the screen. Eric presses the trigger on the joystick and his hand tremors. The countdown begins.”
Feb 16, 2018
I Had A Muslim Friend Once
In a small town divided along religious lines, can two teens—a Hindu and a Muslim—be friends? Fiction from India.
Feb 02, 2018
Polymorphia
I’ll shed those onerous memories and transform into an animal unconstrained by terrible burdens. I’ll lead a life without guilt.
Jan 26, 2018
Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
“You listen when she looks at you this way, to her eyes if not to her words.”
Jan 19, 2018
A Working Man And A Working Fool
It’s hot as balls, and we’re pickin’ weeds like some dumb shits gettin’ out last night’s dinner from our front teeth.
Jan 12, 2018
Onward to the Memory Room
“Five kids, and not one made room for Mom. Oh, well. Thems the breaks.”
Dec 22, 2017
No Holiday for Psychics
The true crime books made it worse. My mind got to be a blender of murders.
Dec 08, 2017
We Were Two Girls, Playing, Until
“Oh shit,” screams Maya, giving us away. He runs at us.
Dec 01, 2017
Do You Think You’ll Come Home?
It was only when I was much older that I realized Sara was tied to my mother’s nightmares.
Nov 17, 2017
