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the 2020 fractured lit flash fiction prize longlist
We’re proud to announce the 56 titles of our longlist! The submissions we received were fresh, fierce, and so engaging…
BASKETBALL: footnote¹
In the footnote: He read Basketball diaries, but he was Latino and he did not wear a shirt titled, Latinidad,…
Salve
Bette was stirring her coffee when she saw the postcard, tucked between a large print arthritis monthly and debt consolidation…
Ants
Maggie has clouds for eyes. Also, she barely talks. Other kids have asked her how those clouds got stuck there,…
Cosmic Micros 2020
Legacy My ancestors were star smugglers. Becoming a mule was their only way out of the darkness. They would hide…
CHRISTENINGS
Bed A gift from Kayla’s father, who put her head through a wall when she said David Bowie was holier…
In Which I Learn Something from Something, At Last
I was the one who took the photograph of the princess with her toes in the mouth of a man…
Moon Pillow
After three days, my husband comes home with the moon pillow, still in its plastic. I don’t know how he…
Operating Instructions for Your Broken Heart
These are the things you may not do: You may not hide in or under your bed without speaking for…
Swan Songs are Just Human Songs with Feathers
It was the off-season and we were left to the rain that mourned the tourists. Paddleboats masquerading as swans. Swans…
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