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Marionettes by Sara Connell

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It had rained great gray sheets of rain since they’d arrived in Prague the day before, but now the sun… Read more Marionettes by Sara Connell

An Aesop’s Update: The Scorpion and the Frog by Zeke Jarvis

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There was a frog sitting near a river, looking for bugs and worms to eat. A scorpion walked up to… Read more An Aesop’s Update: The Scorpion and the Frog by Zeke Jarvis

Hologram the Vote by Patty Nicole Johnson

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The sun crests the treetops on election day in Rogers Park. Duna stood faithfully inches from the door, waiting for… Read more Hologram the Vote by Patty Nicole Johnson

A little FLASH Fiction from Coleman Bomar

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The sword is heavy now. He forgets why he is there, in the cave, in the first place. He wants… Read more A little FLASH Fiction from Coleman Bomar

The Life We Left Behind by Craig Steven

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When Frank’s family moved into the apartment downtown, his daughter swore it was haunted. Not with anything to back it… Read more The Life We Left Behind by Craig Steven

I DON’T GRANT WISHES by Jeremiah Kleckner

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Tommy’s crowbar tore through the old drywall, spilling a crumbled section of blackened rot to the floor. He wiped his… Read more I DON’T GRANT WISHES by Jeremiah Kleckner

Blueberry Scone Clippings By LC Treeheart

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Claudia circled downward on the spiral staircase into her bakery. Flaming orange rays of sunrise licked lace curtains in the… Read more Blueberry Scone Clippings By LC Treeheart

Three Poems from John Grey

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WHAT THEY DIDN’T SEE   She lies there in the street, emitting green smoke through the pores in her skin.… Read more Three Poems from John Grey

The Ugly Indian by Rhema Sayers

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The dogs started barking long before dawn. Buck Stevens opened one eye and shut it again quickly. He’d stopped by… Read more The Ugly Indian by Rhema Sayers

Offspring by Tim Frank

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Allison felt eyes on her, peering through her window as she was jotting down the finishing touches to the latest… Read more Offspring by Tim Frank

4 poems by Gale Acuff

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Gut Instinct   Miss Hooker died in my dream last night. She’s my Sunday School teacher and pretty old, 25,… Read more 4 poems by Gale Acuff

A World of Shade by D.T. Mattingly

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A World of Shade Darkness strained to overwhelm a triumphant light, the oppressed people burgeoning in numbers to only falter… Read more A World of Shade by D.T. Mattingly

5 Poems from Holly Day

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Shades When her husband disappeared, it was easy to imagine he’d been stolen. First, by another woman someone younger, some… Read more 5 Poems from Holly Day

3 Poems by John Grey

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FROM YOUR FRIENDS AT INSTAGOOGLEBOOK With the blink of your eye, a word from your lips, you can transfer up… Read more 3 Poems by John Grey

The Late Clerk’s Tale by Dennis Humphrey

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Well, I never much cared for the way Annie Mae Miller lorded herself over folks when she was alive with… Read more The Late Clerk’s Tale by Dennis Humphrey

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