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Short Fiction
 4 min

Night Lives

Thomas Demazieres

At first, I thought I misheard. I turned around to see to whom these words may be intended, but the person spoke a second time.
« Hello, my life. »
My eyes crossed hers, and it was ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 2 min

Sea Legs

Maggie Dunn

Long before the moon controlled the tides, before Aphrodite rose from her bed of sea foam, before the oceans trembled in fear of the titans, there was Her.
She was a city of sin and glory, deceit ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

Five Hours

Alyson Cabeza

The backdoor slammed as you stormed out. The loud strike of blinds hit the door and caught up to the slam – the last noticeable telling of your previous presence. I sat on the floor. The others joined ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

What Was Taken

A.M. Anderson

The ultimate catch of the midsummer day was not a fish of any sort - it was a child. The youngin wriggled at the end of the line, dumbfounding the fisherman who had caught them. Still, of good ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 5 min

To Walk A Mile

Emily Topness

There was a new museum on the corner of Parksby Street. What was most peculiar was that the museum looked ancient already, but signs had not even been put up advertising what was on display inside ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Heaven Saves Yours

Ashlee' Catlette

Heaven Saviors was a girl destined for revelation. Orphaned at only 3 days old, Heaven's fate was sealed by the clouds and alien motherships. Her grandparents were visiting to celebrate the birth of ...  [+]
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Short Fiction
 5 min

All the Things Left Unsaid

Yilong Peng

When you die, you find yourself in a cross between a mailroom and a public library. Depending on your experiences with those two services while you were alive, you might be inclined to make some snap ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 2 min

Mud Bath

Ryan Seller

I toss my soiled clothes into the sink; I'll deal with them later.
I'm too impatient to wait for the water to get hot, so I hop into the freezing spray.
I shiver.
I'm strong though. I can ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 5 min

Daze

Danny White

I had never felt loneliness like the loneliness I felt in that room. There was nobody else, just me and my thoughts. My terrible, nerve-racking thoughts. And I couldn't go anywhere. My hands were ...  [+]