No one broke Jesus’ legs, but someone made Him bleed. … more
Tag Archives: Violence
The Bass
FICTION by Ashleigh Bryant PhillipsI know I can get better if I want to. Everybody can get better if they want to. At the Duck Thru the black ladies are talking ‘bout the Bradley man that used to be sheriff in Halifax County. He killed himself yesterday. Melissa’s rescue squad was called out to it. They say he… more
BULLshot: Michael Hemmingson
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete Witte“When a person becomes a witness…of a violent crime, their lives are never the same”… more
Head
FICTION by Darrin Doyle“He was aware of the physical world, but from a distance, as if he had plunged into a deep hole. He no longer conceived of either his hand or the receiver; he only sensed, wordlessly, that a distant part of himself stood in contact with an object, and that object should be used for destruction.… more
BULLshot: Pablo Piñero Stillman
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete Witte“What if all this suffering is totally meaningless?”… more
BULLshot: Josh DuBose
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete WitteThe author of “Turf” talks about the origins and evolution of the story… more
RV People
FICTION by Lindsay Hunter“We hit a bump and stop, back up, hit the bump again. Someone in the front says, Had to make sure it was dead… more
Inside Target
FICTION by Michael Christian“When I found you, two security guards had you cornered back near the changing rooms. They were young and skinny and their light, grassy mustaches glistened like they’d been licking them… more
BULLshot: Chris Tarry
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete WitteThe author of “Here Be Dragons” on the genesis of stay-at-home dads of the Dark Ages… more
A Joke from Penury
FICTION by Paul Kavanagh“We had been to maybe four of their parties, but this was the last, something like the fifth. It could have been the thousandth… more
