Bridget stands close to the speakers, too close, feels the bass of them pound through her chest, a drumbeat, a makeshift... more

He was on the TV again. That pudgy-faced man strutting up and down the stage. Preaching about the downfall of the species.... more

The Obituary of Alexey P.

Alexey P. is startled to find his obituary in the... more

Once upon a time, there was a journal called Monkeybicycle. There is, of course, still a journal... more

The sky burned down last week. The ground is still covered in the charred remains of clouds and bird feathers,... more

My sister found a baby goat in the bathroom at McDonald’s last night.  It was right after closing and it was just Melissa and the... more

We'd survived the rope bridge, the dangling, the torn muscles in Miriam's shoulders. We'd survived and dusted off our... more

This girl asks me to hold her baby while she goes to the bathroom. We met just this second at the library.... more

In Russia there are so many Russians! It’s like one of those neighborhoods where a bunch of Russians live, but way... more

One of the things that initially got me excited about The Orange Eats Creeps, before I had any notion of... more

A man on the blue line inbound from Wonderland scratches a lottery ticket. He stands, holding it cupped in his palm like a compass,... more

Outside, it’s raining fishes.  The clouds are as black as cauldrons and tree branches are collapsing from the weight... more

The drought has been going on for so long that there's a separate number to call for grass... more

The men with the chainsaws scrambled in the trees. The boy sat across the street, his bike by his side. The earth shook with each dropped... more

Is the world ending? Do you know something I don't?

I'm not sure what I know that you don't, but certainly... more

Jed needed beer. It was late and we had driven by three closed liquor stores. I had a sore throat. I said we should just go... more

We figure the leaves will find a way back into the house, where they take more than their share of furniture. The smell of ruin... more

Mutiny is the last I remember.  being pitched over.  only to awaken here.   drowning in an Aeron chair.  typing my own ransom memo for... more

I am a fifty foot and two inch panda monster. It’s time for my sacrifice. If it’s not there, then it’s time to rampage through... more

A waterslide in the middle of the ocean’s a big project. I mean, it’s a pretty enormous project. It was the board of... more

We have a protagonist who traipses about Budapest... more

1. The Netherlands 0 – Argentina 16
July 18, 1978 World Cup Final

The Dutch side were... more

We were in the middle of an epidemic of extrasensitive hearing. We walked around with our ears swollen and red, or... more

Since Cape of Good Hope

Terry was here with the AIDS people, but I was just visiting. I didn’t know I needed a break until the... more

In the old yard adjacent the high school sat a green-metal box that housed an emergency generator. At least we always said it... more

The beach is crowded and a handful of other vacationers see it: a flash of white just past the waves, then overturned quickly; a dark... more