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October 1, 2025 | Fiction

Poems Are Kisses

Christina Hartzell

That date where he asked if we could have a threesome and I said no and so we had sex on his roof instead

October 1, 2025 | Fiction

Poems Are Kisses

Christina Hartzell

That date where he asked if we could have a threesome and I said no and so we had sex on his roof instead

September 26, 2025 | Fiction

Folk Matters

Matthew Denton-Edmundson

The ladybug nymphs were hatching in the hoop house.

September 26, 2025 | Fiction

Folk Matters

Matthew Denton-Edmundson

The ladybug nymphs were hatching in the hoop house.

September 25, 2025 | Fiction

In Defense of Ostriches

Su Mielke

Otters float in pools of blood, swans tangle in rivers of entrails. Heads of leopards wear fringed shawls, their fangs piercing shallow trenches.

September 25, 2025 | Fiction

In Defense of Ostriches

Su Mielke

Otters float in pools of blood, swans tangle in rivers of entrails. Heads of leopards wear fringed shawls, their fangs piercing shallow trenches.

September 24, 2025 | Fiction

Not a Malcolm Rimmel Story 

Sam Berman

He told me he knew someone on death row. That dreamcatchers weaken over time. He said Oktoberfest was the Promised Land.

September 24, 2025 | Fiction

Not a Malcolm Rimmel Story 

Sam Berman

He told me he knew someone on death row. That dreamcatchers weaken over time. He said Oktoberfest was the Promised Land.

September 23, 2025 | Fiction

The Virginity Experiment

Cameron Edrich

Before the third time I lost my virginity, I recorded myself eating an orange with nothing but my mouth.

September 23, 2025 | Fiction

The Virginity Experiment

Cameron Edrich

Before the third time I lost my virginity, I recorded myself eating an orange with nothing but my mouth.

September 22, 2025 | Fiction

Muscle Memory

Annabelle S. Baird

The wanting requires an immense amount of theater.

September 22, 2025 | Fiction

Muscle Memory

Annabelle S. Baird

The wanting requires an immense amount of theater.

September 18, 2025 | Fiction

What Becomes A Gentile’s Dream

Kevin Barnes

I’ve never told anyone this story before because it is a little embarrassing. Plus legally I’m not really supposed to talk about it but…here we go. 

I had my first sexual experience when I was

September 18, 2025 | Fiction

What Becomes A Gentile’s Dream

Kevin Barnes

I’ve never told anyone this story before because it is a little embarrassing. Plus legally I’m not really supposed to talk about it but…here we go. 

I had my first sexual experience when I was

September 17, 2025 | Fiction

True America

Samson Malmoli

There is inherent loneliness in the mountains.

September 17, 2025 | Fiction

True America

Samson Malmoli

There is inherent loneliness in the mountains.

September 16, 2025 | Fiction

Born to Die

Karina K.

Catholic guilt burned a hole in my palm and hidden in a bag, inside another bag, I lowered it into a dumpster like burying evidence of dead nuns. 

September 16, 2025 | Fiction

Born to Die

Karina K.

Catholic guilt burned a hole in my palm and hidden in a bag, inside another bag, I lowered it into a dumpster like burying evidence of dead nuns. 

September 15, 2025 | Fiction

The Straggler

Christina Hoffman

I felt his absence slowly growing and absorbing me like a black hole. 

September 15, 2025 | Fiction

The Straggler

Christina Hoffman

I felt his absence slowly growing and absorbing me like a black hole. 

September 11, 2025 | Fiction

Infestation and Delirium

Kelsey Kirk

Other people when they have a sore throat and can't sleep: "I have a sore throat and can't sleep."

Me when I have a sore throat and can't sleep:

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It’s been 3:20 in the morning for ages. I

September 11, 2025 | Fiction

Infestation and Delirium

Kelsey Kirk

Other people when they have a sore throat and can't sleep: "I have a sore throat and can't sleep."

Me when I have a sore throat and can't sleep:

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It’s been 3:20 in the morning for ages. I

September 4, 2025 | Fiction

Do People Not Talk About Their Dreams Anymore?

Claire W. Zhang

You didn’t want to manipulate me like you did the others. Should I feel bad for the others? 

September 4, 2025 | Fiction

Do People Not Talk About Their Dreams Anymore?

Claire W. Zhang

You didn’t want to manipulate me like you did the others. Should I feel bad for the others? 

August 28, 2025 | Fiction

The Misses

Grace Robins-Somerville

The room smelled like beer and sweat and crushed velvet. The air seemed to hum, hot and full of dust particles and guitar feedback. 

Recent Books

Pregaming Grief

Danielle Chelosky

Love is like a museum. You have to look around, experience things, and then leave.

Her Lesser Work

Elizabeth Ellen

"[Her Lesser Work] is a collection of mordant and formally inventive stories circling themes of, let’s say, desire and escape within repressive structures."

      -Walker Caplan, Literary Hub