He fell, as if in slow motion, like watching a movie. If I had moved quickly I could have stopped his fall. But I didn’t move quickly. I didn’t move at all. I stood and watched.… more
Category Archives: FICTION
My Body is My Own Canvas
FICTION by Carella KeilThe skies, are so open in November, ribcages with no souls, I can look straight up and see heaven. I never saw any red leaves that fall. Maybe it was a sign. I would later see so much red.… more
Sisters, Lovers
FICTION by Steve PasseyHe always smelled a little of the rendering plant’s particular post-mortem, and of cigarettes, and the smell lingered in his wake. He only smoked at the plant, on breaks. Everyone in the rendering business smokes. They all have the same reason.… more
The Second Bounce
FICTION by Corinne Cordasco-PakA thousand lost dogs turn up at their families’ doorsteps. Three hundred babies are born wailing, healthy, and whole. Yes. Every successful pass, every blocked shot is an affirmatively answered prayer for Tony and the Sires.… more
FM
FICTION by Bull GarlingtonShe turns proper to the bar. Crosses her legs. Kills her whiskey, lays a ten spot down in front of her empty glass. Never even looks at the bartender but magically, the glass is full when she picks it up and knocks it back. Smuggling herself into America is getting expensive.… more
TALK LOUD
FICTION by Bobby MorrisSit long enough in shit, you get used to it. And sometimes, you start to share that same experience—of getting close, of ignoring yourself.… more
Donnie Trainor
FICTION by Tommy VollmanDonnie Trainor always felt that a somewhat-measurable distance existed between what he was and what he thought he should be. The distance between what Donnie wanted and what he had—what he was and what he thought he should be—made him desperate.… more
House Show
FICTION by Zachary KocandaCal suggested that his children should meet a “true American hero,” and maybe John Hinckley Jr. would gift them a guitar pick they could bring to show-and-tell.… more
i m ok r u
FICTION by Patrick HuellerYou better believe she doesn’t give two craps about his whereabouts or well-being; she just wants to make him feel guilty about being a bad dad, as if it’s his fault she’d kicked him out for yelling too loudly at the TV.… more
Gregor Samsa takes the exam on The Metamorphosis listed on the “Intro to Lit” syllabus for January 20th, 2025
FICTION by Nathan ElliottOne morning, Gregor Samsa woke from a night of uneasy dreams to find that he had become a series of questions and answers on an exam.… more
