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Centipede of the Year

By Jules Archer

To the centipede I tried to kick down my drain but refused to go. I see you there. Being better…

So Much Closer Now

By Cathy Ulrich

The girl detective has just turned fourteen. She will be kidnapped a week before her fifteenth birthday, ice cream in…

The Meteor

By Jen Michalski

The meteor fell from the sky and landed in the yard of the couple. It charred the grass and flattened…

Alas, Behind the Garage

By Dan Chaon

Alas, behind the garage where the trash cans are, hunched and weeping, your cousin Glenna says she is pregnant and…

Talking About Ernie Banks

By Kathy Fish

Their father drank Hamm’s when he finished his shift. After supper, on good days, he’d grab the boys and hang…

Amelia

By Aubrey Hirsch

Amelia hates it when people call her Amy. Amy is her mother’s name, she tells them, and her grandmother’s name.…

Good Enough

By Shasta Grant

I heard my daughter was working at Laundry & Tan Connection and hoped it wasn’t true but when I went…

office building at night

Office at Night

By Pamela Painter

They don’t seem to be working, though up to a few minutes ago, she was filing papers. A man (whom…

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