Broadkill ReviewApr 15 min"The John Glenn Story" by Thomas Thonson Her name was Albert II. But that wasn’t her real name; that’s what the NASA engineers called her, those doughy-faced men with pocket...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 2815 min"One Hit Wonder" by Dan A. CardozaWay back in Tommy Tutone's childhood Chicago, the word on the street is that Tommy was conceived under a dead hickory tree, on top of a...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 223 min"Unfamiliar Gifts" by Lex Shramko“I—am—so—sorry,” she says to me. Each word is a pause, a breath, a gift. Gifts that I no longer expected, but still wanted. I want us to...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 1416 min"The Cake Eater" by Jason ThornberryThe heavy door opens, and I check in. Someone pats me down. When they finish, I put my keys, my wallet, and my Chapstick back in my...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 146 min"Belongings" by Adam KnightI am not ready, but you drag me into the light anyway. You are gentle, and for this I am grateful. You treat me with respect. You fold my...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 1414 min"Courtship" by Terry MergenthalThe Walther P22 in Carl Peltier’s glove compartment isn’t the same gun his father used. That was the P38, heavier by a pound and forever...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 719 min"The Posthumous Father" by Robert PopeWhen I originally wrote this story and sent it to a magazine I thought might be interested, I got it back with the note they rejected it...
Broadkill ReviewFeb 28 min"Tantan Chacha’s Brand New Dragon Balls" by Ankit RajTantan chacha swore on Brahma that the doctor had installed Chinese nuts for his old ones. The amicable neighborhood blacksmith could be...
Broadkill ReviewJan 2711 min"Emotional Rescue" by Stephanie TamagiEddie says things must change between us, that they can’t be as before. “Because I’m not here anymore, not really.” He has tried to...
Broadkill ReviewJan 2713 min"Trajectory" by Thomas MixonIt’s April and it’s not yet sunrise and there’s a sudden screaming on the pond that makes me fall right off the bed (I don’t know why,...
Broadkill ReviewJan 274 min"The Ginzel" by Briley JonesThey had spent a week digging the shaft, building a derrick of four beams, each crossing seventy-feet high, snarled with ties and braces...
Broadkill ReviewOct 31, 20217 min"Three Lunch Rooms" by V. ZenariRefectory, Priory of St. Pancras Lewes We cross the parquet floor to the two long rows of tables The hems of our robes hush the floor We...
Broadkill ReviewOct 31, 20216 min"Recalling Ben Minor" by Jim MeiroseRoaring applause. Roaring applause. Roaring applause. Roaring applause. Roaring applause. Roaring As applause. Roaring As we applause....
Broadkill ReviewOct 31, 202114 min"Dying to Know" by J.D. KotzmanPeople die every day. That’s what I kept telling myself anyway—anything to explain why we put Lisa in the ground this morning, why a...
Broadkill ReviewSep 30, 202116 min"The Spiritual Property of Tully Lieberman" by Walker ZuppI Today I intend to document how the middle-aged, physically fit and balding Tully Lieberman lived in a house on the very edge of the...
Broadkill ReviewSep 30, 202111 min"West Side Highway" by Leah EricksonWhen she emerged from the elevator, he was surprised to see that she was alone. Usually, she was with her husband, on the way to a book...
Broadkill ReviewSep 30, 202111 min"Someone in the Know" by Gretchen HaysI’ve got the number on Lou. I can tell you his routine, his habits, how and when he laughs and who he spends his time with (no one) and...
Broadkill ReviewJul 1, 20218 min"The Schubert Quartet" by Robin Ray“Ugh.” I don’t know what woke me up just now, but my head feels like there’s an overweight clown with leaden boots performing cartwheels...
Broadkill ReviewJul 1, 202114 min"San Armando" by A.J. OrtegaI was lucky to survive sixth grade. It was the same year the Plaza de Toros Monumental was demolished just across the border. It was a...
Broadkill ReviewMay 2, 202111 min"Grizzly Country" by Nancy BourneThree roads lead out of Nome, Alaska. We’ve tried all three, dead-ending in Eskimo villages and endless miles of tundra. So what now? ...