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Short Fiction

Fiction

Frankenthaler’s Blue by A.C. Koch

October 11, 2023

Breathing deep, Julio entered the painting, savoring a moment of escape and transformation.

Fiction

Prospecting on the North Platte by Christina Ray Henry

May 2, 2023

"Surrounded by crushing oppression, I watched the shimmering sunlight reflect from John Michael’s golden hair."

Fiction

The Great Baboy Bruja by E.P. Tuazon

April 15, 2021

But just as humans can be inhuman, so too can an animal be “not” an animal.

Fiction

This Ice Storm by Tara Lindis

April 15, 2021

We’re restless because of the storm, wondering if we’ll lose power.

Fiction

Lobster Trap by Aliza Pelto

April 15, 2021

The Lobster Trap is a fisherman’s bar, a real hole in the wall.

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