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Explaining Divorce to My Three-Year-Old
Baby, when the toast goes cold, the butter will not spread. The daffodil fat just sits on stiff bread. You…
Roadside Assistance
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
We’re so excited to announce the 52 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were so original, exciting, and…
The Vulture
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)
She’s Splenda-sweet salvation, preened by her parents, who do everything in a -ly way: welcome you hesitant-ly, talk about you…
Heritage
In the beginning, the women were gooseberries. Plump on the vine, squashed under toe, murderous towards pine. When the rains…
Welcome to Our Home
I live in a haunted house. By which I mean I live inside your throat. By which I mean I’ve…
Propulsion
When she knew she couldn’t keep me, my mother struck a bargain with the ghost men haunting the sky. She…
Endangered Species
My five-year-old walks the sidewalks with me into town. There is no other place for him. He holds my finger…
Rodney & Chelsea
1. Tangerines Rodney and Chelsea have decided this is the day. They are sixteen years old and they are in…
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