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2024 Fractured Lit Ghost, Fable, and Fairy Tales Prize Longlist
We asked for new ways to tell these kinds of stories, and these 52 writers did not disappoint! We’re working…
Gelato
For two years now, Leonard’s wife hasn’t wanted to have sex with him. He figures it might have to do…
You Are What You Eat
so I know you are eggs. Sunny side up, salmonella-scrambled, salsa-slathered, over-hard yellow-white discs fried in bacon grease until the…
Candles
The third store we visit has been raided. The shelves are like rows of gapped teeth—missing flashlights, missing batteries, missing…
Softening
I used to tell people that my first kiss was on a December night, under a pine tree, when a…
Beach Tree
I know something is wrong when the spot in the corner of my right eye won’t go away. I was…
Fractured Lit Anthology Volume 4 Shortlist
We want to celebrate the 39 stories on our Anthology Four shortlist! We loved reading these stories, and we can’t…
Sideways
“Sit sideways,” the photographer says, “or you won’t fit.” Obediently, they turn, bare flesh sliding smoothly against the porcelain, and…
Canarsie Zuhitsu
Last stop on the LL line. Subway platform outdoors, a track on each side. A green-lit bulb above each track.…
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