Posts by Lydia Conklin
The Mindreader
Claire Polders
I am a woman of discipline, which is to say: I don’t act at random. But I once slept with a mindreader on a whim.
Those Bears (pt. 5)
Jarod Roselló
He was like, "Everyone knows what racoons like to do."
What an asshole.
The Man with a Fish in His Heart
Michael Credico
I had runoff all over. I hadn’t escaped the heartland.
Three Poems
Luiza Flynn-Goodlett
This has to stop— / you're a year dead. I shatter the mirror // with a glare, pace the hall carpet, / but others arrive by dawn, agitated // by thuribles, syllables scattered from / pulpits, daughters buttoned into pastel.
Flying Machine (Pt. 5)
Lydia Conklin
Lydia! What the heck is the hold up? How long does it take to throw a rope over a branch?
All My Coworkers When I Worked At Zeppe's
Jordan Castro
In 2011, while addicted to heroin, I briefly delivered pizza for Zeppe's, a chain restaurant in rural Northeast Ohio.
A Bunt
Evan Lavender-Smith
We are launching a new project, HOBART HANDBOOKS, the first project of which is our Handbook on Baseball, collecting some of our favorite pieces from our last thirteen years of online baseball
Author Notes on "The Wolfman In Barry Bonds"
Tim Denevi
On the night during which the events of this essay took place—August 8th, 2003—the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1. Barry Bonds hit a home run, yes, his 648th...
Animate
Marin Sardy
The story goes that Mario is Luigi’s brother. Nearly all we know about him is that he is a brother.
Those Bears (pt. 4)
Jarod Roselló
I heard about what happened last week.
Oh yeah, that was just—
It wasn't right. I'm really sorry about that.
The Child Bride and Her Artificial Flowers
Carabella Sands
His family was there. My family was there. My bouquet was made of flies.
A Hobart Symposium
Robert Shapard
Authors in Flash Fiction International
from the U.S., Mexico, Israel, New Zealand, India, Australia, and Brazil
respond to questions
deaths in the family
Giancarlo Paradiso
Watching the blood drain was the moment she knew/ that she didn’t have it figured out."
Flying Machine (Pt. 4)
Lydia Conklin
Okay, now -- I'm going to tie this end to the box. Lydia, throw the other end over our tree. Gilly, stand guard over the box.
2 Fictions
Uzodinma Okehi
Nothing Works: 1
-New York City 2005
I should be through thinking about it. Ok, but I remember just going batshit, breaking up with Vanessa on the payphone. Hanging up, couple minutes,
It's Today Right Now
J.D. Hager
Yesterday my mom called me up and asked me to buy her cigarettes. I told her no and hung up.
2 Fictions
Ryan Bender-Murphy
After the Bombing
Santa did not know how to react to the sight; he only stared. At the granite block, there were three rows filled with ten men, each of whom was Santa. The only thing that
Quality Time
Ed Meek
I was afraid the security guards would stop us, but they just shrugged when I took the plane out and put it on the field. One of them even said something nice like, “Whoa, that is a cool.” I taxied it from the end zone; it took off and buzzed up into the sky.