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Nanay Is Mother
Behind the books on her shelves she finds the artifacts of their girlhood, all of them fuzzed with dust: pocket-sized…
Recommended Reading: Fairy Tales
The New Oxford Dictionary defines a fairy tale as a children’s story that includes magical beings and places. I was…
On the Day Meryl Stopped Being Pregnant
The top drawer of the old bureau painted to look new held thirty-six onesies, freshly laundered and folded into tiny…
Nurturing
Protection Erik is raising three chicks in his backyard. Erik is always telling us how he’ll have fresh eggs once…
And Even Still the Rivers
1 Remember when the river ran just beyond our door, when rains replenished this ribbon unfurled blue and raspberries ripened…
the 2020 fractured lit micro fiction prize shortlist
We’re proud to announce the 25 titles of our shortlist! The submissions we received were resonant, inventive, and so engaging…
Receivers
Thursday nights, half the country gathered in their living rooms to watch Chad Dylan Scott shake blonde hair out of…
the 2020 fractured lit micro fiction prize longlist
We’re proud to announce the 53 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were resonant, inventive, and so engaging…
The Big Dipper
The pool was four feet deep, and we bought it at Target half off. You could float on your back…
Top 8 Flash Featuring Strong Sense of Place
These pieces have been chosen because the writer has done something special with sense of place. They’ve eliminated the need…
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