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I Come From Aliens
There’s a picture from my wedding where my father looks at me with his face all screwed up with concern…
Neighborhood
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
Tears falling to earth in gulps of rain. No one knows why the moon is crying but everyone’s making a…
Baby Goat on the Roof
“You’re dead to me,” Cas says when I dart back inside the house and catch her dancing through the living…
Anthology 5 Longlist
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
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
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
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
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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