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Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

Convenience

Melina Rice

Little brothers are annoying, aren't they? They're messy and whiny, god so whiny. They take your things without asking, they're...endlessly loud. That afternoon, my half-brother was the quietest he'd ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 5 min

I don't want anyone else to know

Marine Martins

You really didn't have to react that way. You really didn't have to gaze at my face with such an air of disgust, as if I was nothing more than a crushed worm glued to the sole of your shoe. Your eyes ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 1 min

Indecent Proposal

Brian Rosenzweig

I proposed to the love of my life in September, and she ran away from me. I'd expected her to say no, sure, as I knelt down in front of the Old Well with no ring, no intention, no plan. We were ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Long Weight

Megan Simpson

By the time she could hear the front door click shut, she was already shrugging off her coat and tossing the discarded garment on one of the kitchen barstools. It was admittedly too hot out for a ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Wish

Kelson Roney

My lab was quiet. Fluorescent ceiling lights reflected sharply in the brilliant shine of a brass oil lamp resting among glass flasks and stir plates on a black countertop in front of me. Wearing dark ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

How to Ride a Bike

Emma Nelson

First, admit that you have never been happy. Admit that joy is a commodity reserved for those far outside of your understanding. Admit that pain has always felt more natural to you because it lets you ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 3 min

Tuesdays at Jenny's

Sydney Suedmeier

For the past nine Tuesdays, Libby had spent the afternoon at Jenny's Gymnastics Club, which was held in an old warehouse by the local dump. Jenny's was always too bright and too cold, and big box fans ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

GENIE Terms of Service

Benny Blue

I: The GENIE application complies with IPP regulation 33.2, which states that it must execute all commands put to it, whether desired or undesired by the user.

II: GENIE comes pre-packaged in a ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 1 min

Uber

Gabrielle Shiozawa

Orange streetlights dip in and out of view through the tinted windows in a car I've never seen before. The vehicle vibrates with the fervor of a falcon, churning with effort along the long black ...  [+]
Creative Nonfiction
 2 min

Roses

Gabrielle Shiozawa

Grace drives south on State Street back toward our apartment. We have groceries in the backseat, and there are plants tucked around my feet to keep the soil from spilling as we travel. Grace's new ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 2 min

Little Bird

Ryn Howell

Sometimes, I have trouble understanding people. It is not that I hate them, or even that I think I am better than they are. I just do not know why they do the things they do. I worked at bar once ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 3 min

Velcro

Molly James

My wife and I share everything. It's one of the many joys of marriage.
We share a name. Not just one but all three. We were both Emma to begin with. Once we were married, I took her last name out ...  [+]