Bulb-Shaped–by Jeffrey Bakkensen
You took a stick and drew a circle in the leaves around us and the fire. “No one comes in or out.” We teased the… Read More »Bulb-Shaped–by Jeffrey Bakkensen
Bra
flash fiction by Vanessa Chan I recently injured my arm, so I cannot reach around my back. That means I have to put my bra… Read More »Bra
Backroad
flash fiction by Brigid Ives I remember when I thought that racing down backroads was dangerous. Maybe it was my years living in the city… Read More »Backroad
Google My Address
Essay by Amy McCullough There are two things I won’t do in our (relatively) new house. I won’t bring in the previous tenants’ mail, and… Read More »Google My Address
On Being a Crappy Girlfriend
Essay by Kimberly Knutsen Yesterday, I talked to Steve, an old boyfriend circa 1988. He’d found me on Facebook, and we talked on the phone. I’d always… Read More »On Being a Crappy Girlfriend
Finding Kate – Essay by Barbara de la Cuesta
I first met Kate at a senior center where we both worked, she as an addiction counselor and I teaching English to Haitians. This was Dorchester, Massachusetts, after… Read More »Finding Kate – Essay by Barbara de la Cuesta
Exo and Endo
flash fiction by Patrick W. Gibson A substance may exist as a solid, a liquid, or gas–each state governed by the laws of chemistry. But… Read More »Exo and Endo
Your Things – flash fiction by Michelle Matthews
The things you carried, Batman sunglasses, a Pokemon lunchbox, a handful of Legos, and a broken fidget spinner that you refused to throw away. A… Read More »Your Things – flash fiction by Michelle Matthews
Hungry – flash fiction by Molly Marks
That sad bicentennial summer, fried pig skin hardened in Grandmother’s throat. Her face plumped as airways clogged with pork rind. A white plate dropped from… Read More »Hungry – flash fiction by Molly Marks
The Way Home – flash fiction by Mark Russell Gelade
It is Easter Sunday and I am standing at the sink washing dishes as I tell you this. For me, doing the dishes often induces… Read More »The Way Home – flash fiction by Mark Russell Gelade