Play Money
At eight I was rich and powerful, controlled railroads and electric companies. A banker, I embezzled rainbows of cash that…
The Extinction Museum: Exhibit # 914 (tank of anoxic water from Gulf of Mexico near the mouth of the Mississippi River)
The bloom of your skin as the river thickens around us. Constellations of algae exhale. We eat the fish that…
On Sewing and the Anatomy of Lips
On Sewing and the Anatomy of Lips Cupid’s bow: The contour line of the upper vermilion. I am drawn tight,…
Cow Town Carnival
Mom was pushing 80 past a semi on the wrong side of Madison, and it was one of them numbers…
SINFUL TANGO
Like a toddler lost in a laundry basket full of dirty towels, the Argentine music dances. Cuts through the candlelit…
A Diptych at the Seaside
1. She collects seashells, three in a row. One domed, a Buddhist stupa; another hugs the ground, an earthworm after…
Fractured Lit 2021 Micro Contest Winners and Shortlist
Huge thank you to judge Matthew Salesses for reading and choosing the winners. This was definitely one of our most…
Wedding in Acapulco, 1983
Notice how they stand in the background of an old family photograph. How they all wear white. How they cloak…
Pose
His boots lay down a path through the Timothy and Queen Anne’s lace. This tall, tall boy, with his long…
Fractured Lit 2021 Micro Contest Longlist
I’m so proud of our team for reading so many micros! We’re so impressed by the sense of place, the…
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