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"Vladimir Plays the Odds" by Raya Yarbrough
Vladimir came to America from Russia in 1998. “All of my buddies, they gambles.” And tonight, he is my Lyft...
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"Matter is the Problem of the House" by Ben Gibbons
Matter is the problem of the house, which is the problem with me. Matter and the problem of the house can be neither created nor...
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Apr 292 min read
"Rage Against The Low-Budget Claymation Studio" by Katie Baughman
I’m being deconstructed and reconstructed over and over again. It’s like my life pauses until I’m torn apart and then reassembled. Maybe...
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Apr 292 min read
"Meredith" by Zach Keali’i Murphy
Each night, Meredith places her husband’s blue terry cloth robe next to her in the bed. Before she turns off the dusty bedside lamp and...
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Apr 294 min read
"Mavis and Bruce" by Angela Townsend
Bruce and Mavis, Mavis and Bruce. They blow through my hair like the Holy Spirit. Our double helixes have never danced, but they are...
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Apr 292 min read
"The Bridal Veil Falls" by Mark Crimmins
You perch on a dry dead tree trunk that was rammed into the riverbank during the spring runoff, your feet dangling towards the icy clear...
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Apr 294 min read
"Hangin' On" by Blake Kilgore
Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning, and we were nowhere near home. Me and the boys were always on that pendulum, swinging from...
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Jan 1, 20234 min read
"Almost to the Point" by Jon Fain
After their early dinner their last night in Provincetown, they walked to the beach. Light reflected off the water, sprinkled the waves,...
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May 9, 20224 min read
"Harbor Seals" by Mary Crawford
They kept the fucking a secret, as their workplace rules compelled: more difficult than it seemed since between them vibrated a palpable...
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May 9, 20224 min read
"We Sit in Restaurants" by Wendy BooydeGraaff
We push open the doors that say Masks required, No mask? No service, Mask up—it’s the law. Who looks at signs on doors. Who listens. We...
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Apr 1, 20224 min read
"Too Many Andrews" by Max Kruger-Dull
I find that, in the end, all apartments are the same. In our nondescript living room, my boyfriend Andrew and I watch a film about Nikola...
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Feb 22, 20223 min read
"Unfamiliar Gifts" by Lex Shramko
“I—am—so—sorry,” she says to me. Each word is a pause, a breath, a gift. Gifts that I no longer expected, but still wanted. I want us to...
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Feb 2, 20228 min read
"Tantan Chacha’s Brand New Dragon Balls" by Ankit Raj
Tantan chacha swore on Brahma that the doctor had installed Chinese nuts for his old ones. The amicable neighborhood blacksmith could be...
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Jan 27, 20224 min read
"The Ginzel" by Briley Jones
They had spent a week digging the shaft, building a derrick of four beams, each crossing seventy-feet high, snarled with ties and braces...
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Oct 31, 20216 min read
"Key Change" by Margot Douaihy
The first time we met, I was extremely turned on, but also really confused. That’s what happens when you meet a hot ghost. “Hi,” I said....
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Jul 18, 20214 min read
"The New Gary" by Jason M. Thornberry
When I was five, I found myself in the backseat of my stepfather's VW Bug as we hurried to the hospital. My stepfather was in the front...
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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, 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 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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