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Self-Solemnization
Yung-Su brings a live dove, a Eurasian Collared with dust-brown wings and a black nape, holding it in both of…
The Fractured Lit Anthology Volume 3 Longlist
Of these 58 stories, 40 of them will be sent to judge Peter Orner. He will choose 20 for inclusion…
My husband said, just keep baking Bread
So I forget the tanks rolling over the wheat fields towards my house, and now I am on my ninth…
The circus without white horses or elephants
You carry Grandma’s finger in a velvet purse. It’s your turn. Tess doesn’t have a chance of pocketing it now…
Sheepskin
The flock scattered across the river at the sight of him, and he watched, drooling—a bony shadow in the reeds—as…
Too Distracted to Function
Trigonometry was Michaela’s least favorite subject. Her teacher, Mrs. Parveen, was at the front of the room, giving trigonometric functions…
They More Than Burned: An Interview with Tara Stillions Whitehead
Tara Stillions Whitehead is a multi-genre writer whose powerful prose explores the fine line between fiction and truth. She regularly…
Canoeing the Black Fork Mohican, 1978
What you remember is how you had trouble believing it was Ohio, even southern Ohio, the way the river moved…
Hunger
At the General Store, a cashier said, “No, we don’t sell food,” so we asked if she had candy or…
CLASSIFIED AD FOR A GHOST
I would like someone to haunt my house and simulate some of my deceased husband’s habits, so I can get…
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