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    If We Had Tails That Wagged
    Nadia Giordana
    • 6 days ago
    • 1 min

    If We Had Tails That Wagged

    By Leanne M. Benson “Why don’t snakes have eyebrows?” asked the sloth. “So, that you can’t tell when I’m frowning,” the snake replied....
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    The Lake House
    Nadia Giordana
    • Aug 1
    • 1 min

    The Lake House

    By Keith Hoerner Deep below the lake’s murky surface, there sits a house—intact. A two-story structure of Carpenter Gothic details like...
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    The Wolf Who Arrived Home Empty-Handed
    Nadia Giordana
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Wolf Who Arrived Home Empty-Handed

    By Wes Tern After rehearsing the lie he planned to tell his wife as he paced back and forth outside the den, the wolf finally broke down...
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    Knowing I Speak of You in Heaven
    Nadia Giordana
    • Aug 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Knowing I Speak of You in Heaven

    By Michael Tyler And the slot opens and it’s a struggle to remember whether its night or day as the fluorescent light blinks and the food...
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    The Unexpected Bliss of Death—and Life
    Avijit Roy
    • Dec 24, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Unexpected Bliss of Death—and Life

    The Unexpected Bliss of Death—and Life By Avijit Roy The bedroom is dark. It's been drizzling for two hours. A cold breeze blows into the...
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    Willow of the Wisps
    Sue Midlock
    • Dec 14, 2019
    • 4 min

    Willow of the Wisps

    Willow of the Wisps By Sue Midlock I am the oldest. A girl. A sister to four younger brothers. Dreadful beasts they are and yet, I am to...
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    Berta
    Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
    • Nov 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Berta

    Berta I was nine the summer I learned what cruelty was. It was then I knew it was true, what Tom had said. Berta really had killed two...
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    Taste the Words
    Anita Haas
    • Nov 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    Taste the Words

    Taste the Words Flash Fiction by Anita Haas “What colour is it?” she asked, running her fingertips over the surface of the plate. “White....
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    Sticker Shock
    Rick Blum
    • Oct 13, 2019
    • 5 min

    Sticker Shock

    By Rick Blum The talk radio station droned on relentlessly. Normally, Joel Bergman would gleefully soak up the latest current events and...
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    The Duck Blind
    Betty Brandt Passick
    • Sep 15, 2019
    • 6 min

    The Duck Blind

    From Gangster in Our Midst (2017) by Betty Brandt Passick Ice fragments in the pre-dawn November 1933 air sparred with Marshal Sweeney...
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    Reasons to Kill a Man
    Greyson Ferguson
    • Aug 18, 2019
    • 2 min

    Reasons to Kill a Man

    By Greyson Ferguson Samuel Richards sat at his empty wooden desk. Pocked and scratched, once sharp corners dulled to the touch, the desk...
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    Full House
    Anita Haas
    • Aug 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    Full House

    By Anita Haas It was a small house, but big enough for the two of them. Aurora and Domingo were so excited when they moved in. There...
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    At the Breakfast
    pat O'Regan
    • Jul 21, 2019
    • 7 min

    At the Breakfast

    Life is absurd. We all have to come to grips with that. The jungle of Vietnam is a hauntingly beautiful place. All the same, it is not a...
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    1992
    Gloria VanDemmeltraadt
    • Apr 9, 2019
    • 4 min

    1992

    1992 Gloria VanDemmeltraadt Ten-year-old McKenzie Ward turned her head as she usually did when her best friend Otis suggested a spitting...
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    3:34 Outside the Ladies Room
    Mack Eisenmann
    • Apr 2, 2019
    • 4 min

    3:34 Outside the Ladies Room

    3:24 Outside the Ladies’ Room Mack Eisenmann “You just got to time it right, is all,” Slogger said. He sniffed and scratched the rim of...
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    The Corner House
    Helen Lapakko
    • Mar 19, 2019
    • 5 min

    The Corner House

    The Corner House By Helen Lapakko One day I walk by a large sprawling house, carved out of stones and stucco. I see a man; he is stooped...
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    Nice Guys Finish Last
    Jason Feingold
    • Mar 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Nice Guys Finish Last

    Nice Guys Finish Last Jason A. Feingold The window was open just enough to let in the cool night air. It was also, Jim noted, enough to...
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    One 40 oz. Coors...
    Nadine Sehnert
    • Feb 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    One 40 oz. Coors...

    One 40 oz. Coors, Two Plastic Cups and 20 Salem Menthol Butts in the Sand By Nadine Sehnert This morning I had three goals to accomplish...
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    The Sea Star War
    Paul Rondema
    • Jan 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Sea Star War

    The Sea Star War By Paul Rondema Anton removed his hat, smoothed his collar and remembered many years ago, when he was small enough to...
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    The exterminator
    Niles Reddick
    • Dec 7, 2018
    • 3 min

    The exterminator

    The Exterminator By Niles Reddick The exterminator finally arrived. He apologized, said he left a message about being late, but when I...
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