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For a Short Time Only
The summer I babysat the Brady twins, their parents were on the brink of divorce. My parents were on the…
Snagging Blanket
Sundance Lee draped his old snagging blanket around his shoulders. It hadn’t snagged anyone for many years. His legs were…
Fullness
First it was the little porcelain dogs with green glass eyes. Each one in various uniforms. A policeman bulldog, a…
Four
And because the house was filled with comfortable things, you wondered. As your wife slept under the perfect thread count,…
Fractured Lit Elsewhere Prize Winners & Shortlisted Writers
And the winners are… Thank you to all of our writers on the shortlist! We know so many of these…
Reasons to Be Cheerful
One morning, as I stood at the bus stop waiting for the 7:05, my neighbor, Horowitz, drove over my left…
PIEL MUERTA / DEAD SKIN
She begins each morning by peeling the dead skin off her lips. Sometimes, she feels like she is shucking corn…
Fractured Lit Anthology Volume 4 Longlist
We want to celebrate the 52 stories on our Anthology Four longlist! An eclectic group of fantastic flash fiction that…
The Girl Made of Dirt
The other girls laugh when she struggles to stand up in the ditch, her mouth edged with dirt. She braces…
My Mother, the Water Monster
I drove to the county hospital to pick up my mother. She was not as I suspected. They handed her…
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