The next morning, the fancy flower is limp, petals dry, brown. It’s over. Loneliness grips Elwood, as if the vivid colors and fruity scent were a charming houseguest whose sudden departure shrunk his world.… more
Tag Archives: Obsession
127 Feet
FICTION by Cody ShrumJohn felt unoriginal—an insurance company office worker offing himself in his cheap apartment. But this weapon had balls. His friends and family could take pride in knowing he’d killed himself in this way.… more
Does Anyone Care How the Vegetable Oil Feels?
FICTION by Derek FisherI knew this fucking writer who every time he wanted to write something he’d go way deep in the zone and live the shit hard. I asked him do you call it method writing or some shit and he chased me with a butcher knife.… more
Holy Thoughts
FICTION by Christina DalcherCatholic, Jewish, Mormon, or Muslim–boys will be boys.… more
Life in the Hong Kong Smoking Lounge
FICTION by Rob WilliamsAfter five months in China, the hardest part of going home is leaving the cigarettes behind… more
Timber
FICTION by Dan Micklethwaite“You were a team on site, he knew. You were a team and that meant you were one and the same. Not outside, though. Not off-site. You were a man on your own and you needed to have a passion… more
