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Tie Goes to the Runner by Debbie McCann Tie goes to the runner, in baseball, anyway. Remember? All those hot summer nights on our old… Read More »9
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In the Kitchen by Ilana Stanger-Ross I entered the kitchen and found my father standing over the garbage can, grimacing, eating cheese. “Your mother buys… Read More »6
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The Innocent by Annee-e. Wood When they said ovens, she imagined the soldiers wearing enormous bakers’ hats as they filed people through. She imagined the… Read More »4
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
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Giacomo’s Seasons by Mario Rigoni-Stern translated by Elizabeth Harris-Behling One evening at the end of May, Irene told Giacomo she wanted to go to the… Read More »14
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loner’s valentine a short story by Julie Gard I was in love once, with a man not many could appreciate. I watched him fix cars… Read More »17
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I Am Screaming at the Top of My Lungs By Chet Kozlowski The first time you meet him it’s at that crazy corner of 23rd… Read More »7
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Staking Claim by Vanessa Hua Years before my mother died, my sister was prepared. Ilana arrived home one weekend, clutching two packs of Post-Its. “It’s… Read More »5
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Chibas Speaks by Steve Almond (for Eduardo Chibas 1907-1951) August, 1951. In Havana, in a studio the width of his arms, Chibas speaks. His voice… Read More »10
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contention by Jenny Pritchett One evening at the end of May she stood with one hand holding open the refrigerator door, staring at the grid… Read More »15