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March 23, 2023 | Fiction

2 Fictions

 Katie Gene Friedman

“My grandma drinks that,” the kid ahead of me at Duane Reade snarks at my six-pack of Ensure bottles.

March 21, 2023 | Fiction

Blisters

Molly Weisgrau

Blisters is a game where you sit on the floor on either side of a candle and hold little fingers like a pinky swear above the flame until someone lets go.
 

March 21, 2023 | Fiction

Blisters

Molly Weisgrau

Blisters is a game where you sit on the floor on either side of a candle and hold little fingers like a pinky swear above the flame until someone lets go.
 

March 20, 2023 | Fiction

Hand on Thigh

Lexi Anderson

It’s me and Helena. Helena and me.

March 20, 2023 | Fiction

Hand on Thigh

Lexi Anderson

It’s me and Helena. Helena and me.

March 17, 2023 | Fiction

Night Without

Nathan Reinke

this one guy keeps trying to talk about the impoverished state of the arts which among other things is making me desperately want to do the drugs I brought

March 17, 2023 | Fiction

Night Without

Nathan Reinke

this one guy keeps trying to talk about the impoverished state of the arts which among other things is making me desperately want to do the drugs I brought

March 16, 2023 | Fiction

Two Stories

Myles Zavelo

Zack was total destruction, demonic possession.

March 16, 2023 | Fiction

Two Stories

Myles Zavelo

Zack was total destruction, demonic possession.

March 15, 2023 | Fiction

Mother's Cheese

Maeve Barry

A diagram shows a mother with porn-star proportions holding her breast, pinching the nipple, milking herself into the cylinder. Squirt, Shake, Wait, the directions tell me.

March 15, 2023 | Fiction

Mother's Cheese

Maeve Barry

A diagram shows a mother with porn-star proportions holding her breast, pinching the nipple, milking herself into the cylinder. Squirt, Shake, Wait, the directions tell me.

March 14, 2023 | Fiction

Delivery

Nick Story

Her robe came open; it was like hugging an ice sculpture swan. I shivered.

March 14, 2023 | Fiction

Delivery

Nick Story

Her robe came open; it was like hugging an ice sculpture swan. I shivered.

March 13, 2023 | Fiction

Für Elske and the landlord, Mr Koen Leeuwens

Arturo Desimone

The attic room in the student town of Ordrecht went for 365, 52 euros monthly, not including the safety-deposit, called borg in Dutch.

“Lucky boy, just too late. Because we have crisis in Holland,

March 13, 2023 | Fiction

Für Elske and the landlord, Mr Koen Leeuwens

Arturo Desimone

The attic room in the student town of Ordrecht went for 365, 52 euros monthly, not including the safety-deposit, called borg in Dutch.

“Lucky boy, just too late. Because we have crisis in Holland,

March 13, 2023 | Fiction

Playground

Andrew Hahn

In the mornings, the woman sees her husband off to work in her night dress, sometimes with curlers in her hair. After he leaves, she always lights a cigarette and stands with the glass-paned storm door cracked open. I can tell the inside of their house smells like knock-off Estée Lauder and menthol smoke.

March 13, 2023 | Fiction

Playground

Andrew Hahn

In the mornings, the woman sees her husband off to work in her night dress, sometimes with curlers in her hair. After he leaves, she always lights a cigarette and stands with the glass-paned storm door cracked open. I can tell the inside of their house smells like knock-off Estée Lauder and menthol smoke.

March 8, 2023 | Fiction

Beefy Appetizer

Ila Kumar

My professor is French. You can tell by her voice, and because she just told us that she and her husband met through adultery, as if it was an app on your phone.

March 8, 2023 | Fiction

Beefy Appetizer

Ila Kumar

My professor is French. You can tell by her voice, and because she just told us that she and her husband met through adultery, as if it was an app on your phone.

March 7, 2023 | Fiction

Emily

Cash Compson

Emily was mine first.

March 7, 2023 | Fiction

Emily

Cash Compson

Emily was mine first.

March 6, 2023 | Fiction

The After Party

Ruby Sutton

Sarah has just been promoted at the publishing house, and I realize she thinks she is doing her job at this party

March 6, 2023 | Fiction

The After Party

Ruby Sutton

Sarah has just been promoted at the publishing house, and I realize she thinks she is doing her job at this party

March 6, 2023 | Fiction

Four Ways to Handle Adrian's Relapse

Kate Wisel

Smile in heavy make-up, feeling like a pill is stuck in your throat.

March 6, 2023 | Fiction

Four Ways to Handle Adrian's Relapse

Kate Wisel

Smile in heavy make-up, feeling like a pill is stuck in your throat.

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