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Origin Story
There was a man—there is always a man. There was the crush of gray wave. The cold bite of late…
Flash Perspectives with Veronica Montes
Fractured: What excites you about writing flash fiction/ Are there any limitations to the form? Montes: For me, flash is…
Lessons in Negative Space
1. It’s always night when they wheel us girls in, gowned on gurneys. Underground. They pull their masks up and…
the 2021 fractured lit ghost, fable, and fractured fairy tale prize shortlist
We’re proud to announce the 23 titles of our shortlist! The submissions we received were so thrilling, inventive, and affecting…
Rabbit
Years ago, his mother brought home a rabbit. “Make it fat, will you?” she asked him. The boy held the…
the 2021 fractured lit ghost, fable, and fractured fairy tale prize longlist
We’re proud to announce the 57 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were so thrilling, inventive, and affecting…
A Mouthful of Posies
Every summer, my flower collection expands with my lungs. I gather them before the solstice, because my mother always told…
April Flash Roundup
The Children of Flash I don’t like novels told from the perspective of children – they make me uncomfortable. I…
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