MAINTENANCE by Nicholas Claro
September 16, 2022
I got a call from a friend of a friend back home in Arkansas while waiting in line at the CVS, telling me our friend was in hospice.
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QED by Tina S. Zhu
September 14, 2022
To prove that I was not a victim of grand larceny by way of The Incredible Madame Eustacia like Channel 2 News is falsely claiming, I will demonstrate the following: a) that the Incredible Madame Eustacia was not a fraud and that b) despite relying on crowdfunding for next month’s rent, her advice was worth the cost.
BAD NEWS GOOD NEWS by Ahimaz Ponrasa
September 12, 2022
Bad news is prose allows only so much empty space. Good news is poetry allows lots and lots of breathing space.
FALSE PROPHET by Brett Willis
September 9, 2022
About five minutes after merging onto I-95 south, Karl’s mattress flew from the car’s roof. This was despite Tom’s best efforts; he had found a ball of twine in the back of Karl’s ex-girlfriend’s closet and managed a couple of extra loops around. Before its departure, the mattress had flopped on the roof like some overzealous wrestler. As, in the rearview mirror, Karl’s mattress frisbeed over the shoulder, Tom felt the stinging heat of resentment rise at the base of his throat. Once again, Karl would need someone else to help him out of a jam of his own making.
EATS LIKE A BEAR by Nathan Willis
September 7, 2022
The bear looks up the school the baby will one day attend and leaves messages for the administrator, asking how soon is too soon to start the admissions process.
HOW I GOT HERE by Emily Behnke
September 5, 2022
Up there, euphoria is brewing, and I decide it’s just for me.
THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE by Ben Dreith
September 2, 2022
Death makes us horny! And I’m trying to see if all the cumming affects my fever.
CLOSE ONE by Matt Barrett
August 31, 2022
He said he knew the best way to escape. He wouldn’t just sit back as the cops put handcuffs on their wrists.
THE ELIMINATION DIET by Alexandra Wuest
August 29, 2022
Her older sister Kathleen is on the clams casino diet. Her younger sister Nina is on the tap dance diet. Each sister thinks the others are crazy for eating the way they do and each sister says so.
DADS ON DECK by Garrett Stack
August 26, 2022
Cal gazes up in adoration, face illuminated in the glow of outdated technology, and tears stream down his face.