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Familiar Talk
Mother Black Bear sits on her haunches under the heavy limbs of the crabapple tree in the backyard. She rubs…
Suit
A man with rusty brown hair, a beard, and a plaid shirt has been struggling with something in his mind,…
Blessed
The priest still has a mouth full of cake, crumbs stuck to his lips, when the mom presents a doll…
Fractured Lit 2024 Elsewhere Prize Judged by Tara Campbell Longlist
Congratulations to the writers of these 39 speculative stories! We’ll be back shortly with our shortlist! We can’t wait to…
Mother of three reported missing after dropping kids at school
One day, there will be a podcast episode about your disappearance, and a woman driving to work will skip it…
Fractured Lit Flash Fiction OPEN Judged by Maurice Carlos Ruffin Grand Prize Winner and Finalists
Guest Judge Maurice Carlos Ruffin has chosen his grand prize winner and the 16 finalists! We’re excited to publish all…
THE MIGRATION OF DEAD BIRDS
Elena cried for the sparrow, for how it slipped a squeal before it hit the front window, a sound that…
Looley Wants to See his Nose
Not in the mirror. Not in between his uncle’s years-ago fingers. Not running all over town like Gogol. Just something…
Stepmother, Not Mother, Mother
Stepmother locks Daughter in the basement, chain keeping her prisoner to the furnace. Daughter tries to reach the window where…
School Days
They left the couch, a show about child prodigies gone insane in their twenties, and in her room he pulled…
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