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"Long Lost" by Joseph Kerschbaum
Shreds of what was once a suit hang tattered from his thin shoulders. Looking like he has walked a thousand miles, he leans against the...
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Apr 42 min read
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Two flash pieces by Merridawn Duckler
On Going to the Record Store Manned by an indifferent celestial being named Jesse or Manny in flare jeans and a chambray. All gates to...
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Apr 33 min read
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"Genre" by Samn Stockwell
Travelogue I have been to Idaho, but it didn’t leave much of an impression. Unlike Utah, with its starched, bunchy mesas and salt flats....
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Apr 33 min read
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"El Gato" by Gabriel Zamora
Frank Garza drove his Chevy Silverado, with his bass boat trailing behind, to the levee on the Amistad International Reservoir that...
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Apr 34 min read
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"Hadas de la Pildora" by BJ Taylor
Anita Diaz, paralegal at Dan Newsome’s law offices in Alpine, Texas, knew when she heard her cellphone buzz that the news would not be...
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Apr 34 min read
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"1934: The Children's Hour" by DC Diamondopolous
The New York winter chill disappeared when Jean entered the lobby of Maxine Elliott’s Theater, crowded with women. It was Jean’s fourth...
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Apr 34 min read
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"Mavis and Bruce" by Angela Townsend
Bruce and Mavis, Mavis and Bruce. They blow through my hair like the Holy Spirit. Our double helixes have never danced, but they are...
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Apr 29, 20244 min read
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"Hangin' On" by Blake Kilgore
Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning, and we were nowhere near home. Me and the boys were always on that pendulum, swinging from...
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Apr 29, 20244 min read
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"Almost to the Point" by Jon Fain
After their early dinner their last night in Provincetown, they walked to the beach. Light reflected off the water, sprinkled the waves,...
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Jan 1, 20234 min read
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"On the Ellen Show" by Kathryn Lord
This trip Myrna Sweeney was in first-class. Free drinks though it was still too early for a beer. More legroom so her knees wouldn’t be...
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Dec 7, 202212 min read
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From the outpost: jim bourey reviews Have I Said Too Much by Carmen Delzell, from Paycock Press
Have I Said Too Much? by Carmen Delzell Short Stories Paycock Press 2021 These short stories, some only a few paragraphs long, range...
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Dec 4, 20222 min read
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"Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome" by Jennifer Makowsky
I still can’t really say how or when Miriam made the move from being our English au pair to being my twin brother's girlfriend. It was...
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Aug 7, 202213 min read
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"Henry Fuckbutter" by Brad Petit
Henry Fuckbutter was a real man, as real as any before or since. And I’m not just making this up, mind you—you can Google it yourself. I...
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Aug 7, 20225 min read
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"The Lost Coast" by Claire Dodd
The painter’s wife was instantly recognisable: she was hurrying barefoot along the cracked stone path that linked the lodge’s drained...
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Aug 7, 202214 min read
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"Here on Business" by Mick Leigh
He checked into the hotel early in the afternoon and paid with cash. The name he used was Richard Sanderson. The identification he...
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Jul 1, 20228 min read
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"Mockingbirds" by Patrick Strickland
It’s around five-thirty when I clock out. Mike is protesting outside the clinic again. He’s got this hand-written placard that says...
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Jul 1, 202222 min read
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"A Different Place" by Laura White Gray
“When did this happen?” Paula says as she scrolls through her son’s photographs on the laptop. “What?” he asks. Jarred by his question,...
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May 9, 202210 min read
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"Coqen" by Philip Jason
We are here to hunt the beasts the natives call Coqeli. We have traveled six thousand miles by plane, car, boat and helicopter. For two...
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May 9, 202215 min read
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"Elias Wolf" by Virginia Watts
Elias Wolf is a perfect name for a vampire, and the Elias Wolf who lived in my hometown of Putnum, West Virginia, certainly looked the...
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May 9, 202215 min read
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"Haley Lovell" by Tommy Vollman
A few weeks after Haley Lovell’s third birthday, her dad buckled her into her car seat outside the old Milford post office, kissed her...
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May 9, 202211 min read
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