“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
Tag Archives: Violence
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
Beached
FICTION by Paul Silverman“…these were rare creatures, ancient and endangered, and to him the lunker at his feet was either dead or dying in the sun, as hopeless as a roast in an oven.… more
She’s Got Everything
FICTION by Josh Peterson“There was a bunch of guys sitting around and getting drunk. It was like a party. Two of these guys get to roughhousing in the yard. One of the men falls and hits his head on a cinder block… more
BULLshot: Jeff Kass
GENRE NON-BINARY by Tim ChilcoteThe author of “Don’t Mess”—and an English teacher in the trenches—gives us a first-hand look at the current state of high school violence.… more
