The small notebook lay on the table. Next to it lay a ballpoint pen. The old man stared at it. He walked around the Continue reading PMM’s Birthday Party! – The Wrong Mind by Jason Michel
Category Archives: Fiction
A Woman Alone by David Massengill
Written in lipstick on the rear window of a car parked on the side of the Interstate:
PLEASE HELP. I’M A WOMAN ALONE. CAR BROKE DOWN. NEED A LIFT.
Seventy-six miles south on the Interstate. Hank’s Bodacious Burgers. Written on a stall wall in the ladies’ restroom:
He says “Where can I take you?”
She says “Going south to California
I live just past the border”
She sees his hand near his crotch his
thing probably growing under his jeans
She touches her purse and thinks
whatever he’s got my knife is
bigger
The Chevron station across the street from Hank’s Bodacious Burgers. Written on a crumpled piece of paper the wind blew against the side of Continue reading A Woman Alone by David Massengill
Reflexes by T. Fox Dunham
“Well take it easy, Butch,” I told him, holding back my hand.
Erudition After Causality by Kj Hannah Greenberg
After the first few weeks of burned kimchi and undercooked daals, my housemates felt free to speak about the local Continue reading Erudition After Causality by Kj Hannah Greenberg
The Day All the Clocks Stopped at the Same Time By Matthew Dexter
Gold monster cowers in fear in a queer bedroom where elephants once sat. Broken baby crawls toward the cradle Continue reading The Day All the Clocks Stopped at the Same Time By Matthew Dexter
Reporting by Sally York
After a long day I drive into a shit storm of flashing lights, police barricades and EMTs. I blow a sigh and twirl the wheel.
Life of a reporter, it never ends.
I approach a rosy-cheeked rookie, too dumb to hold back unconfirmed details. The main thing I want to know is if anyone’s dead. We don’t do fender-benders, we follow the grim reaper.
Dining Room Table by Ken Sieben
“So, you were right, Kevin, the nest is empty,” Judy declares, placing a plate of scrambled eggs and bacon in front of me, then pours my coffee, apparently, from her tone and expression, expecting a response.
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A Good Head by Perry Nardone
Nardo walked along the beach and noticed a woman buried in sand. Her long black hair was wet from waves, her face tan from long days in the sun. He approached the buried body, and she spoke, “Hey, hello. Would you move me? The Continue reading A Good Head by Perry Nardone
Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News by Christina Murphy
I went to see a Doctor of Philosophy to treat my case of Plato-Plotinus.
“How long have you been seeing shadows in caves?” he asked.
“For protracted periods,” I said.
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Wicked Woman’s Booty by Jodi MacArthur
Episode #4 Cook’s Hook and the Ice Metal Dragon
“Hook! Hook! Hook!” cried the crew.
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