Thirty Years After Graduation, I Spy You in Aisle Five
I’d have bet prison, fifteen to life for offing your ex while he slept next to the younger blonde who’d…
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…
Ghost Girl Ballet
After Edgar Degas’ “Dance Rehearsal, 1874” People say ballet theaters are haunted by the dancers who died tragically young, but…
Like Soap
When we were fourteen, Tessa, Gina, and I used to laugh at Mrs. Meade, our history teacher, who always came…
I Told Them I’m a Vampire Who Likes To Drink Blood
I wished it on my 16th birthday candles. The school counselor said to believe in myself, so I did. It…
Scars and Time
She has a small scar behind her left earlobe and I wonder if she knows that I’m aware of it.…
Hardwood Nights
Her first love stands in the doorway, a lanky licorice stick of a boy, all words and high tops, sweet…
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…
Little Worlds
Sara’s building tiny huts made of mud that she hollows out with her thumbs and then covers with sticks from…
Sugar Baby
When Danny turned six, his mouth rotted and a host of flies swarmed his lips. They laid their ugly eggs…
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