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HERO by Mike Wilson

October 5, 2022

But maybe it would be good in some way, this sudden death of his, maybe it would mean his son Jason would move back to town and stop chasing that stupid life as a YouTube street magician.

WRITING BY EAR: Dashiel Carrera interviewed by Kira K. Homsher

October 4, 2022

Transfixed by the odd turns and cadence of its speech, each day I set a timer and kept writing until the alarm went off. This approach no doubt held its roots in my background recording music: I thought of these writing sessions like performances, called “takes.”

HERE’S WHAT WE’LL DO ON OUR DRIVE by Derek Harmening

October 3, 2022

When it’s dark, we’ll turn off the freeway, pull into the one place we can find. Look, you’ll say, pointing up at the harsh red neon.

A MAN FROM THE LORD by Jude Dexter

September 30, 2022

The plague, the Good Prophet told them, was a judgment, and it would lay Harpers to waste if they did not repent, so they begged the Lord for mercy.

AUTOMATONS 4 by Adam Soldofsky

September 29, 2022

Hey, no regrets, right...?

THIS YEAR WAS A BUST by Mike Vizcarra

September 28, 2022

There is a red lipstick stain on my shirt from when we hugged. Mocking me, the way that stains do.

THE WIND by Cathryn Rose

September 26, 2022

Dan won an award first for proving God doesn’t exist and then for proving He does.

CHICKEN FAT by Sonya Lara

September 23, 2022

This seems to make her feel better because she sucks the wing real good like she’s trying to make the bird cum while she tells me that she wishes her daughter was more like me, minus the whole losing my hair thing obviously.

PUSHING THROUGH THE HOLLOW by Joe Squance

September 21, 2022

When Jimmy felt ready, he held the tip of the safety pin to the side of his left nipple and pressed it in.

MSB IN: NEW JOB, NO JOB by Michael Seymour Blake

September 20, 2022

Here's MSB on his 6th interview for a job he's not qualified for. He's boldly candid about everything. They find him odd and endearing.