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"Dying to Know" by J.D. Kotzman
People die every day. That’s what I kept telling myself anyway—anything to explain why we put Lisa in the ground this morning, why a...
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Oct 31, 202115 min read
"Grounded" by Kim Bradley
The crop duster was named for his mother’s ornery great uncle, Hawthorne Eustis Middleton. Young Hawthorne never took to it. When he was...
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Oct 31, 202111 min read
"Veterans' Reunion" by Toni Artuso
CW/TW: Historical racism In memory of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (AKA Lyons Wakeman) (1843-1864), who died in hospital while serving with the...
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Sep 30, 202116 min read
"The Spiritual Property of Tully Lieberman" by Walker Zupp
I Today I intend to document how the middle-aged, physically fit and balding Tully Lieberman lived in a house on the very edge of the...
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Sep 30, 202111 min read
"West Side Highway" by Leah Erickson
When she emerged from the elevator, he was surprised to see that she was alone. Usually, she was with her husband, on the way to a book...
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Sep 30, 202111 min read
"Someone in the Know" by Gretchen Hays
I’ve got the number on Lou. I can tell you his routine, his habits, how and when he laughs and who he spends his time with (no one) and...
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Jul 18, 202113 min read
"En Garde" by Mary Claire King
Walking through Melinda’s apartment, Alice decided the bathroom would be the best place to hold a private conversation. The apartment...
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Jul 1, 202125 min read
"Waiting for the Noun" by Paul García
Joe walks past the grey-painted cinder block walls and numbered steel doors to introduce himself. The young corrections officer staring...
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Jul 1, 20218 min read
"The Schubert Quartet" by Robin Ray
“Ugh.” I don’t know what woke me up just now, but my head feels like there’s an overweight clown with leaden boots performing cartwheels...
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Jul 1, 20216 min read
"Rondo in a Minor Key" by Nina Rubinstein Alonso
I try to stay away from maddening people, better than I used to be at spotting them, but Alejandra called after her accident. “Bad enough...
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Jul 1, 202114 min read
"San Armando" by A.J. Ortega
I was lucky to survive sixth grade. It was the same year the Plaza de Toros Monumental was demolished just across the border. It was a...
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May 2, 202125 min read
"An Ode to Dirt-Bags and Behind the Scenes Georges by Skookum Maguire" by Robert Bennett
I sat in my six-month-old, three-quarter-ton pickup with the air on and watched as streams of people came and went from the single-story,...
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May 2, 202115 min read
"Smoke City" Michael Chin
Madeleine cradled my ankles in her arm pits, my body bent into a crescent, legs long and oiled, feet bare in the customs of Smoke City...
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May 2, 20212 min read
"One Night" by William Alton
They found us in the hot tub. Naked. Yulia had the place to herself. They left for the weekend but her mom got sick and they came home...
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May 2, 202111 min read
"Grizzly Country" by Nancy Bourne
Three roads lead out of Nome, Alaska. We’ve tried all three, dead-ending in Eskimo villages and endless miles of tundra. So what now? ...
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May 2, 20214 min read
"Something Special from the Minimart" by Rita Plush
I envied her. I wanted to be her. I wanted her house, her clothes and her car. I had a house, clothes and a car but hers were better....
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May 2, 20216 min read
"Honeycomb" by Frances Susanna Nevill
Image titled "Honeycomb" by Britt Freda. Courtesy of Britt Freda. He was there to clean the ashes. His clingy orange bodysuit was...
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Apr 8, 202127 min read
“Camping With Aunt Fi” by Daniel Adler
For years I’ve been trying to understand my feminine side. I don’t just mean being more empathetic and compassionate, or trying to...
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Apr 1, 20213 min read
"Alexa Hears You" by Joe Giordano
“Alexa has an Italian accent.” Ted turned off the hair drier. “An option when I downloaded her artificial intelligence upgrade, free...
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Apr 1, 20217 min read
"To Be Your Valentine" by Anya Josephs
one. After his mother’s funeral we went back to my parents’ house. Everyone else was still at the reception. I let him fuck me on...
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