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Explaining Divorce to My Three-Year-Old

By Michaella Thornton

Baby, when the toast goes cold, the butter will not spread. The daffodil fat just sits on stiff bread. You…

Roadside Assistance

By Ra'Niqua Lee

We are weary in sweat and heat that settles like skin to skin. Deep in the buzz and whir of…

the 2021 fractured lit flash fiction prize longlist

By Fractured Lit
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We’re so excited to announce the 52 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were so original, exciting, and…

The Vulture

By Bronwen Griffiths

Francisco looks down the long wintry road. Wisps of mist hang over the dark trees. The sound of the cooling…

So you fall in love with the church girl (the one who isn’t gay)

By Regan Puckett

She’s Splenda-sweet salvation, preened by her parents, who do everything in a -ly way: welcome you hesitant-ly, talk about you…

Heritage

By Michelle Xu

In the beginning, the women were gooseberries. Plump on the vine, squashed under toe, murderous towards pine. When the rains…

Welcome to Our Home

By Kayla Upadhyaya

I live in a haunted house. By which I mean I live inside your throat. By which I mean I’ve…

Propulsion

By Maria Picone

When she knew she couldn’t keep me, my mother struck a bargain with the ghost men haunting the sky. She…

Endangered Species

By Caroljean Gavin

My five-year-old walks the sidewalks with me into town. There is no other place for him. He holds my finger…

Rodney & Chelsea

By Kathy Fish

1. Tangerines Rodney and Chelsea have decided this is the day. They are sixteen years old and they are in…

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