Chibas Speaks
by Steve Almond
August, 1951. In Havana, in a studio the width of his arms, Chibas speaks. His voice swells with heroism. Clustered around wooden radios the shape… Read More »Chibas Speaks
by Steve Almond
Wayback Machine
Stories, essays, interviews, and ephemera from the early days of Fiction Attic Press
Staking Claim. flash fiction by Vanessa Hua
from the archives (originally published in Issue 5, June 2012) Years before my mother died, my sister was prepared. Ilana arrived home one weekend, clutching… Read More »Staking Claim. flash fiction by Vanessa Hua
Romney Schell, At the Disco (1979)
I found myself wandering around Midtown, nearly 3:00am on a Tuesday night, finally single, finally alone. The town that never sleeps was asleep, and the… Read More »Romney Schell, At the Disco (1979)
10 Questions: an interview with Kate Braverman
In 2005, Michelle Richmond conducted this interview with Kate Braverman. Topics discussed: Braverman’s long career, experimentation in writing, book autopsies, San Francisco writers, revision, writing about climate, live audiences,… Read More »10 Questions: an interview with Kate Braverman
Giacomo’s Seasons by Mario Rigoni Stern
translated by Elizabeth Harris Behling editor’s note: Le stagioni di Giacomo (Giacomo’s Seasons) won the 1996 Grinzane Cavour Prize and has been translated into… Read More »Giacomo’s Seasons by Mario Rigoni Stern
Mirceau Doviescue
She had beautiful furniture and a number of fancy rugs. There was a bed, of course, with several well-worn quilts, a large comforter, and hundreds… Read More »Mirceau Doviescue
10 Questions with Rachel Pastan
Rachel Pastan grew up in suburban Maryland and attended Harvard College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has published short stories in magazines… Read More »10 Questions with Rachel Pastan
Social Contract–by Stephen Elliott
originally published in Issue 11 of Fiction Attic: The Journal of Elegant Wit “You have the right to bare arms,” she says, slipping the ropes… Read More »Social Contract–by Stephen Elliott
Merciless Daylight, Hot into the Night, Summer 2004–by Michelle Tea
It is true that I almost killed the bees, much as Georgie almost killed herself, submitting to such a jackass experiment.
More Lies–flash fiction by Gloria Frym
Rumor has it, this woman goes through dogs. Some women go through husbands, some men go through women, some kids go through clothes, ballerinas go… Read More »More Lies–flash fiction by Gloria Frym