Woman of the Hour
Sixty minutes before she steps in front of a speeding van, she blenders bird seeds with berries for her vegan…
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That fall we spent our Saturdays deep in Amish country. We didn’t live there, but Becca’s boyfriend did, forty minutes…
A Pig Called Stripe
My uncle had a spotted pig, called Stripe. Which tells you a lot about my uncle. It started small but…
Anthology II Contest Winners
Caterpillar Killer by Shastri Akella Dirty Shirley by Shannon Bowring Giving Up by Catherine Cade Picking Up Stones by Brad…
Skeleton Crew
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?
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
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
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
1st: Place: At the Bottom of the Well is a Home by Laur Freymiller 2nd Place: My Brother, Named and…
Replica
I once held two men at gunpoint. This was on a Sunday, after my wife had returned from mass while…
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