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Freaky and Ridiculous by Luann Lewis

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Alice slid through the small crowd in the kitchen. All she wanted was a Diet Pepsi but she couldn’t get… Read more Freaky and Ridiculous by Luann Lewis

THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE CAFÉ By Melissa Miles

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She was running, leaping, almost dancing. She was so excited, holdingthe door handle wrapped in her over- skirt. Her house,… Read more THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE CAFÉ By Melissa Miles

Two Poems from Jennifer Ruth Jackson

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Desire on Sale The mannequin faces a storefront window. Stiff, plastic legs cap off in a miniskirt with enough flair… Read more Two Poems from Jennifer Ruth Jackson

CRAB-SHELL by T A Ciccarone

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Being bonded to a Crab-shell was a choice that Margaux Delacroix didn’t know she was making when she read the… Read more CRAB-SHELL by T A Ciccarone

The Boggy Bottom Monster by Richard Stevenson

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Cancy, Atoka County, southeastern Oklahoma: home of the Boggy Bottom Monster. A reddish-brown ‘squatch with long arms and legs –… Read more The Boggy Bottom Monster by Richard Stevenson

Dead of Winter by Molly Houser

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Jackson never liked hunting much in the dead of winter, but still he sat up in the tree wearing his… Read more Dead of Winter by Molly Houser

The Hidden Skeleton by Angelo Letizia

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Bone stars structure a universe  Like a billion spines  But they facture   The universe is trying to crush me  Maybe… Read more The Hidden Skeleton by Angelo Letizia

Boundlessly Bright by Juliet Lockwood

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Asiel tightened her arm around the large shell wrapped in the ragged silk. Widely, she spread the fingers of her… Read more Boundlessly Bright by Juliet Lockwood

Umbrella Lost and Found by Icy Wildes

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Death stood at the threshold. His navy blue umbrella trembled in the wind as the rain lashed the nylon canopy.… Read more Umbrella Lost and Found by Icy Wildes

ON A PLANET FAR FAR AWAY by John Grey

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I am in my apartment on Eridarius when I hear the news – war has broken out back home. The… Read more ON A PLANET FAR FAR AWAY by John Grey

I Never Learned to Shuffle by Jordan Mattox

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I Never Learned to Shuffle Cards cling together,but break in collidingwaterfalls of cardboardnot ending in orderbut creating chaos of redand… Read more I Never Learned to Shuffle by Jordan Mattox

The Riches of Olim Gor by Greg Sendi

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I.  The Skareen came for the women of the Duilane the night they met in council, butchering them in their… Read more The Riches of Olim Gor by Greg Sendi

Teeth and Bones and Little Red Coats by Emma Deimling

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The girl glanced over her shoulder, her red sweatshirt clinging to her sweat-slicked back. Clutching her backpack closer to her,… Read more Teeth and Bones and Little Red Coats by Emma Deimling

Selections from “Another Talley Mark” by Angelo Letizia

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New Sun The light switch in the basement Turns off the sun It’s now like a bowling ball A sickly… Read more Selections from “Another Talley Mark” by Angelo Letizia

The Boy-Thing at Sea by Jason Baltazar

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All the house is creaking calm, lightless except dim squares of nightglow seeping in at the windows. Just the two… Read more The Boy-Thing at Sea by Jason Baltazar

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