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The Hunt
We were in search of eggs. White ones like the moon, and some as big as newborn puppies in the…
White Trash
Your perfume suffuses the hall, assaulting me before you do. Jo Malone Waterlily. You only wear it at night, a…
Reel
A dream is a film happening while you watch. A boy running with a flowered pillowcase flying from his hand…
In the Path of Totality
Our tiny mountain town became a city, at least for the day. Even I had a sign on the front…
Snow
Still, nobody knows if it’s better to write about snow on a country road from an apartment in the middle…
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Winners and Shortlist
We’ve got our winners for this contest! 1st Place: All and Sundry by Candace Leigh Coulombe This story captures the…
Dead Things I Gave Birth To
The first person I killed didn’t run. I never knew his name, just his crime, so I called him One.…
The Syntax of Silk
In the small hours of the morning, I forage, taking care to nibble leaves both fibrous and tender, for the…
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Shortlist
Congratulations to the writers of these 14 speculative stories! We’ll be back shortly with our winners!
Tether
Next to me at the intersection stands a young boy, hands in jacket pockets, hair the brown of thebrittle leaves…
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