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Anthology II Contest Winners

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Caterpillar Killer by Shastri Akella Dirty Shirley by Shannon Bowring Giving Up by Catherine Cade Picking Up Stones by Brad…

Skeleton Crew

By Beth Hahn

There are places where everyone wants to buy a house, but that’s not here. We have empty subdivisions. We have…

Can I Tell You a Secret?

By Julija Stanislava

If word gets around, I’ll say you made it all up. I’ll tell them you’re lying, that you’re just looking…

The Hollowing of Her Bones

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Faye says she doesn’t believe in coincidence, but the day she burns the last of the cows, two women hurl…

I Like My Men

By Vincent Anioke

I like my men close, their arms like shelter. Yours pull me into your sternum as we roll around a…

Monsters, Mystery, & Mayhem Contest Winners & Shortlisted writers

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1st: Place: At the Bottom of the Well is a Home by Laur Freymiller 2nd Place: My Brother, Named and…

Replica

By Joshua Jones Lofflin

I once held two men at gunpoint. This was on a Sunday, after my wife had returned from mass while…

The Nomenclature of Flight

By Nova Wang

At dusk, we snuck into the backyard and planted birdseed by the drive. This was so robins would sprout out…

Monsters, Mystery, & Mayhem Contest Shortlist

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These 20 stories thrilled us with their specific and creepy details, their attention to character, and their surprises in plot…

Monsters, Mystery, & Mayhem Contest Longlist

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These 39 stories thrilled us with their specific and creepy details, their attention to character, and their surprises in plot…

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