Magical Realism - page 1 - all works

Short Fiction

Magical Realism 5 min

If You Have an Orange to Spare

Of the myriad of things my grandmother was afraid of, the actual spirit that haunted the orange tree in our backyard was shockingly not one of them. All of my friends and family had had terrifying ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Sorrow Love & Loss 4 min

Across the Board of Time

Heather Santo

Lena walked through the soccer field and to the edge of the woods. The large oak greeted her, outstretched branches bursting green with the early spring. "Hello," she said, patting its trunk. She ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism 4 min

Lago das Estrelas

Catherine Tavares

In the springtime, after the clouds of winter and before the storms of summer, when the skies were clear and the waters still, Abel went star-catching. The other villagers thought him daft, of course ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism 4 min

Whining and Dining: Wonder? Full!

Christopher Blake

Not long ago, I spent a week reviewing the city's finest steak-houses, one medium-rare, truffle-crusted-wagyu after another. The week before was seafood week. More lobster bibs, crustacean claws ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism 3 min

Raindrops

Sylvia Heike

A door slam later, Hannah stood in the rain, her back to Isabel's house. The rain felt heavier than it was, large plump droplets bouncing off the ground. They cooled her hot cheeks and dappled he ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Absurd 2 min

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Susan Fuchtman

There's a painting at the Chicago Institute of Art by Gustave Caillebotte titled Paris Street; Rainy Day. I used to go and look at it every Thursday. Thursday, because that's the day with the fewest ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Quirky Humor 4 min Mature Audience

A Demon’s Guide to Slowly Seducing a Seminarian

Ej Sidle

"Three of hearts," the demon says. He's lounging on Joseph's bed, deck of cards in his hands and shirt riding up over his stomach. He glances up, fangs flashing in a bright grin as if he can feel ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Love & Loss Nostalgia 4 min Mature Audience

Two More

Ben Briggs

My friend used to ride the midnight bus so he could spend time with his dead sister.
He had been doing this for about five years, right after she was killed. Her boyfriend shot her one night ove ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Love & Loss Nostalgia 4 min Mature Audience

While We're Yet Remembered

Deborah L. Davitt

It was the splatter of liquid on my face that woke me. Shitty-quality beer, with a taste of loam. Awareness returned as it puddled beneath me, where the tree roots grew against my back. Feet on the ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Portrait Nostalgia 4 min

The Story Tree

Rachel Dievendorf

When I was a kid, I was very nervous about what I would be when I grew up. It honestly consumed me. I was constantly trying new things so I could see what felt right. At seven years old, I begged my ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Quirky 3 min Mature Audience

Heavenly Rapture!

Dylan Brown

The sun struck my eyes as I rubbed the sleep off them. I stretched and yawned and felt the air. The little hairs on the back of my neck stood up straight. I couldn't help but smile because deep inside ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Portrait 1 min

Tints and Hues

Dale Stromberg

Bellatrix Sakakino worked for a commercial bank, focusing on securities valuation and research, and nobody liked her. This was because of her tints and hues. The colors emanating from her person were ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Quirky 5 min Mature Audience

Separation

Chris Klassen

He couldn't say exactly when it fell off, was sometime during the night when he was asleep. But when he woke up in the morning, the ring finger of his left hand was off, tucked underneath the pillow ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Slice of Life 2 min

Tree Love

Kirti Bhadresa

Maria had never been in love. But when she first saw a tiny sprout push its way through the tile floor, she felt something tighten inside her belly. She sat in her father's wooden rocking chair, his ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Portrait 5 min

Joey Button

Lauren Harkawik

Joey Button didn't know how long he'd been peddling his bike when he saw it, but whenever he'd recall the moment, he'd remember that his legs were tired, so it'd probably been a while. It didn't ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Romance 3 min Mature Audience

Tower of Light

Travis Wade Beaty

Long ago, an incorporeal god of light named Belgrin flew over the face of the earth searching for new and interesting objects to illuminate. When he found a young woman named Isil, he stopped. He was ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Quirky Sorrow 5 min

Plum Tree

L N Hunter

I saw them once, when I was little. Maybe age four or five.
The tree on the other side of the fence had branches stretching over our garden. It was too tall for me to reach the succulent, juicy ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Portrait 5 min

Stone Maidens

Susannah Rickards

Billy got in touch. We must meet and soon. I have a secret to reveal that only you can understand – a true exquis. As if we hadn't lost touch years ago.

The charge of his excitement ran through ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Nostalgia 2 min

Some Weather

Aliceanna Stopher

It was one of those thunderstorms came on sudden-like. Before a body could cover its head it had passed on someplace else. Here, in our holler, we were used to such storms. We liked the surprise of ... [+]

Short Fiction

Magical Realism Humor 5 min Mature Audience

The Orb

Sarah Rose Etter

We're always asking for too much in this office. First it was raspberries. Now it is kiwis. The kiwis roll around on the table in our office kitchen then rot.
At work, I sit on the second floor of ... [+]

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A New Kind of Literary Pulse

If You Have an Orange to Spare

Across the Board of Time

Lago das Estrelas

Whining and Dining: Wonder? Full!

Raindrops

Paris Street; Rainy Day

A Demon’s Guide to Slowly Seducing a Seminarian

Two More

While We're Yet Remembered

The Story Tree

Heavenly Rapture!

Tints and Hues

Separation

Tree Love

Joey Button

Tower of Light

Plum Tree

Stone Maidens

Some Weather

The Orb