Short Fiction
Walking the Deep Down
Everyone knew you didn’t bring a forest story into the desert. But monster stories were usually set in the woods. Countless narratives with the same
Michelle Denham
February 9, 2023
Short Fiction
Short Fiction
River Bargain Baby
All the best stories start with desperation. A want so large it twists like hunger pangs tying your stomach up in knots. Jackie knows a
K.S. Walker
February 7, 2023
Short Fiction
Message in a Vessel
The delicious hotness of 98.7-degree blood was like drinking a fine, expensive wine. Whatever they fed him, they made sure it tantalized our senses, too.
V.G. Harrison
January 31, 2023
Short Fiction
The Immortal Game
Subtly, the Daisy intimates that she’s flattered to receive this unexpected male attention. Again, it’s a careful negotiation—not a dance, like other young ladies might
Lindz McLeod
January 24, 2023
Short Fiction
Experimental Protocol for the Coronal Sectioning and Assessment of a Human Soul
when I was fifteen my younger brother slapped me hard in the face to prove to us both that he was the stronger faster meaner
Sagan Yee
January 19, 2023
Short Fiction
Carnival Ever After
It had all sounded reasonable enough, and she had privately welcomed the break from the crowds and the terror and horror and, far worse, pity
Mari Ness
January 10, 2023
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