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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 ...  [+]
Poetry
Short Fiction
 3 min

Silver Echoes

Joseph Kargbo

The vermouth weighed heavy in his hand.

"Honey, help me with my dress."

A cascade of silver teeth interlocked. His fingers grazed over the nape of her neck. Lingering for a moment, he ...  [+]
Poetry
Poetry
Short Fiction
Humor Suspense & Mystery  5 min

Chifir

Jesse Richmond

A hand emerged from the darkness and placed a steaming mug—Greg's favorite mug—on the table.
"Drink."
"What is this?" Greg demanded, starting to rise from his chair. "You can't—"
He'd barely moved ...  [+]