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I Come From Aliens

By Janet Fancher
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There’s a picture from my wedding where my father looks at me with his face all screwed up with concern…

Neighborhood

By Linda Shapiro

Occasionally I walk here, when the weather permits.   Today I spot a man watering his garden, a riot of…

One Night, the Moon Starts Crying

By Francine Witte

Tears falling to earth in gulps of rain. No one knows why the moon is crying but everyone’s making a…

Child

By Amil Amin

I look down at my phone and it says Baba and I realize I haven’t seen him since that time…

Baby Goat on the Roof

By Sara Hills

“You’re dead to me,” Cas says when I dart back inside the house and catch her dancing through the living…

Anthology 5 Longlist

By Fractured Lit
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If these titles are any indication, then you can see how hard it has been getting down to a longlist…

You are pulling your hair again

By Melissa Llanes Brownlee

and I don’t say anything as you drop each strand on the ground and I wonder are you okay do…

I Regret to Inform You I Made These Plans When I Gave a Shit and Things Have Changed

By Mario Aliberto III

Willow doesn’t even get the satisfaction of saying Brandon broke up with her. They were never a couple, not officially,…

The Flavours We’ll Lose

By Brecht De Poortere

My daughter, Chiara, turns five today. I get up when it’s still dark because, if I wait until after the…

2024 Micro Prize Winners and Shortlist

By Fractured Lit

We’re excited to announce the three winners chosen by Judge Deb Olin Unferth! 1. Our Father by Theresa Sylvester “This…

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