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Blood-Related

By Vanessa Tamm

They spoke with such thick accents that she sometimes couldn’t understand them, her father’s distant parents, but she clearly heard…

Gizzard

By Kristen Skovsgard

My uncle showed me a casting from one of his hawks. I asked if it was the same as a…

Pulse

By Bruce Scandling

We walk cautiously along the trail in leaden morning light, here for the spawning salmon and for a change. That’s…

Sixty, Fifty-Nine, Fifty-Eight

By Emily Rinkema

On our first date, our only date, I lied to you when you asked me about my biggest fear. Sinkholes,…

Sugar Highs & Lows

By Rachana Pathak

The teenagers on the subway were giddy as they downed their Starbursts, shrieking and giggling, trading yellows, reds, and oranges.…

Heartbeat

By Jisun Park

I trace a line from the top of her forehead to the tip of her nose, a peachy pink so…

The Touch Forecast

By Claudia Monpere

Your best friend, Meg, is scared for you. She wants to accompany you to the lake, but you need to…

The Uranium Bird

By Dennis Michael

The uranium bird has been picking seeds from my lawn. It’s easy to tell where it’s been; it leaves behind…

No More Needs to be Said: An Interview with Robert Shapard

By Fractured Lit
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Robert Shapard’s collection, Bare Ana and Other Stories, will be released by Regal House Publishing in February. Winner of the…

The Hunt

By Kristin Jensen

We were in search of eggs. White ones like the moon, and some as big as newborn puppies in the…

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