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Burn It All Down
The cobweb-fine curtains blow in the wind, a storm gathers, the men work in the fields, the cat spits out…
The Fractured Lit Anthology Volume 3 Shortlist
Of these 42 stories, judge Peter Orner will choose 20 for inclusion in the next anthology!
Casual Pinch, 1992
*inspired by the photo “Candy Cigarette” by Sally Mann* Icy blue stare and perpetual pout. Blonde hair like a mini-Brigette…
Brief Moments of Human Connection: An Interview with Andrew Porter
Sometimes you read a single story by a writer, and you become a fan for life. This happened when I…
Relict Communities
We are the flowers who remember ice. We grew beside the glacier as it drew away, groaning. Raw stone lay…
Pelican
From the back porch, they swore, young parents, they had nothing to fear. The moment they’d thought they’d been waiting…
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…
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