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March 16, 2021 | Fiction

Xianrenzhang

Jiaqi Kang (亢嘉琪)

They said that Xianrenzhang took your heart because she didn’t have her own. She was looking for one that was just the right size, not too big and not too small, that she could slot into the cavern in her chest.

March 12, 2021 | Fiction

Trophy Black

Michael Leal García

Hector loved, loved, loved having a black friend, but he could never admit it.

March 12, 2021 | Fiction

Trophy Black

Michael Leal García

Hector loved, loved, loved having a black friend, but he could never admit it.

March 10, 2021 | Fiction

Mason Jar

Anastacia-Renee

The thing about mason jars is that you can stuff them with anything you want: pasta, beans, ashes.

March 10, 2021 | Fiction

Mason Jar

Anastacia-Renee

The thing about mason jars is that you can stuff them with anything you want: pasta, beans, ashes.

March 5, 2021 | Fiction

Bank Job / On Publishing

Peter Krumbach

What am I doing on a train to Philadelphia?

March 5, 2021 | Fiction

Bank Job / On Publishing

Peter Krumbach

What am I doing on a train to Philadelphia?

March 4, 2021 | Fiction

Starskins

Mathew Burnside

Do you know how to leave this Earth? Because I really need to leave this Earth tonight. Jettison my skin. Supernova in a brilliant burst.

March 4, 2021 | Fiction

Starskins

Mathew Burnside

Do you know how to leave this Earth? Because I really need to leave this Earth tonight. Jettison my skin. Supernova in a brilliant burst.

March 1, 2021 | Fiction

Phantom

K-Ming Chang / 張欣明

They were goldfish, and not even the pretty kind: they weren’t even really yellow, more like the color of the roots of your teeth, more like the color of a pus-glazed mosquito bite.

 

March 1, 2021 | Fiction

Phantom

K-Ming Chang / 張欣明

They were goldfish, and not even the pretty kind: they weren’t even really yellow, more like the color of the roots of your teeth, more like the color of a pus-glazed mosquito bite.

 

February 26, 2021 | Fiction

A Yellow Tulip

Nancy Freund

The moon came out, riding on a motorbike, his head hatted, silver-blue, attached.

February 26, 2021 | Fiction

A Yellow Tulip

Nancy Freund

The moon came out, riding on a motorbike, his head hatted, silver-blue, attached.

February 23, 2021 | Fiction

Eating Away From Others

Cameron Thomas Snyder

We compiled our snacks and made for the playhouse basement.

February 23, 2021 | Fiction

Eating Away From Others

Cameron Thomas Snyder

We compiled our snacks and made for the playhouse basement.

February 19, 2021 | Fiction

The Antagonizer

Gardner Mounce

Fuck you.

February 19, 2021 | Fiction

The Antagonizer

Gardner Mounce

Fuck you.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

Winter Dance Party

Brett Biebel

I never kissed another man, but I danced for one once.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

Winter Dance Party

Brett Biebel

I never kissed another man, but I danced for one once.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

Baby Cakes

Jon Stuart Peterson

“Baby Cakes.” I don’t think she has ever called me that.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

Baby Cakes

Jon Stuart Peterson

“Baby Cakes.” I don’t think she has ever called me that.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

A Lesbian's Guide to Cave Exploration

Maggie Cooper

There is nothing, Lois says, gayer than spelunking.

February 14, 2021 | Fiction

A Lesbian's Guide to Cave Exploration

Maggie Cooper

There is nothing, Lois says, gayer than spelunking.

February 11, 2021 | Fiction

Reign in Bliss

Crow Jonah Norlander

He wondered, "What if I never get out of the shower?" and just like that he never did.

February 11, 2021 | Fiction

Reign in Bliss

Crow Jonah Norlander

He wondered, "What if I never get out of the shower?" and just like that he never did.

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Exit, Carefully

Elizabeth Ellen

"I loved reading Exit, Carefully. It’s unusual, and in my opinion exciting, to publish a play without previously receiving a major production."

                      -Walker Caplan, Lithub

Who Killed Mabel Frost?

Miss Unity

I thought I was unhappy as a man. Turns out I was just unhappy…