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Short Fiction
 4 min

Of Darkness

Josh Vance

There were two kinds of creatures. Those of darkness, and those of light.
They lived in their separate worlds––those of darkness stepping from shadow to shadow, and those of light from sunbeam to ...  [+]
Short Fiction
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Purpose Of A Tree

Thea Manning

Her blossoms open as the dawn warms her branches. “The purpose of this tree,” I sigh to myself, “is simply for the nourishment of animals’ bodies, and nourishment of my soul” A home to a bird family ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Full Bloom

Adithi Ramakrishnan

She can hear a lot in the silence.
The surprise, for one, from her teacher, as he looks at the jumble of letters on his roster.
The confusion, as he looks from her first name to her last, unsure ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Chartreuse

Katie Fastabend

This is a story of a girl named Chartreuse. She wore overalls with great big buttons on the front--bright, colorful plastic ones that matched her bright, colorful socks. Her socks were striped and ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Accra-pocalypse

Alixa Brobbey

The first day of the apocalypse, life in Accra was business as usual. Somewhere, miles away, politicians’ scrambled voices were heard on rarely-used airwaves. The voices' owners sweated through thei ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

The Human

Sarah Bodnar

The books in the library are organized by color, not topic. It’s annoying for humans like Stef, who can’t see anything lower than red or higher than violet. She walks into the library already knowing ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Fleece

Karina Andrew

My roommate wanders into the kitchen just in time to see the pancake tower collapse.
Well, “collapse” might be a bit strong. I like the word “collapse” for its dramatic value, the implication that ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 4 min

Reflection

Kelly Pratt

My reflection is staring at me again.
Now I know what you’re thinking: “Of course it is!” you say, chuckling to yourself and thinking I must be an ignorant child, or perhaps or an elder whose had ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Déjà vu

Lindabeth Doby

It was in late April when I first moved.
I’d toured the space before signing the new lease. It was a studio. Small, but comfortable, with a window looking out over a small street intersection ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 2 min

Impressions

Rebecca Cazanave

"Stop fidgeting. You look like a drug addict," Charles said, taking Elise by the hand.

She shook him off. "I can't help it. The band tickles my wrist."

"Then don't wear it."
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Short Fiction
 2 min

Dark Coffee Boat

Oge Ogbogu

The crying was overwhelming. The sound rung in my ears like when the church bells sang. Laughter flowered out of Her lips, blooming into the jubilant sound I hear. Her hair tangled like a bird’s nest ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

The Tumultuous Lullaby

Evan Smith

Dimensional rifts are common.

In fact, they are so common that in many universes they are not noticed anymore. Dimensional rifts are the cosmic connections from one universe to another, o ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 1 min

Fish Hooks Cafe

Kath Richards

A rainy weekend was a rarity in Clarence. For most of the year, the sun was relentless in its barrage on the town, reflecting off the green surface of the man-made lake and the otherwise arid ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Hear Her Scream

Rhea Kumar

I did not want to write this out. I do not want to write this out. That’s the difference between me and other writers: I do not want to do this. The therapist said it would help. I call bull crap on ...  [+]
Short Fiction
Short Fiction
 2 min

Art of Freedom

Nghi Le

The clock struck once. The man released me of my shackles and I was delighted! Overwhelming feelings of glee flowed through me as I skipped towards the cafeteria. Oh, how I could already picture the ...  [+]
Short Fiction
 5 min

Raccoon

Drew Bell

The farm manager called at quarter to twelve with a request. The conversation concluded with the buzz of a dial tone, and the two laborers sat momentarily in silence.

One was a man of about ...  [+]