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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…
Jumping Off and Falling Out
I felt like television static that year—glossy-eyed afternoons at The Bitter End with a magazine straddling my lap, ears straining…
When I Say Grief
after Meredith Martinez My husband left me in February. He left with my love in his hands, and I walked…
This is the spot where –
The moonlight-sequinned sea says There’s something I want to tell you. I walk on, pretending not to hear, fling a…
Korean History
My lover says that they’ll give me 380 words before saying goodbye forever, and it’s380 words because she’s going to…
Fractured Lit Chapbook Prize Judge W. Todd Kaneko Winner and Finalists
Congratulations to our grand prize winner: You Go Home by Steven Sherrill! We can’t wait to get your chapbook into…
At the Clown’s Birthday Party
After cake and ice cream, the guests, in their painted smiles and polka dot attire, settle in to watch the…
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