Victoria LargeJan 134 minSomeone’s Arms by Victoria Large2021 Flash Fiction Contest Runner Up “I didn’t make New Year’s resolutions,” Ed told Candice. Then he paused and said, “Well. I did...
CB AndersonJan 131 minWatching Mars Explode by CB Anderson2021 Flash Fiction Contest Winner Every night the birds, trees, cat in her lap. The sky. Stars pinned here, planets there. You know, the...
Summer A.H. ChristiansenJan 135 minHow to Fall in Love in 35 Easy Steps by Summer A.H. ChristiansenStep 1: At 20 years old, break off your engagement to a religious fanatic after you start to question God’s existence. Realize that’s...
Brian Christopher GiddensJan 1315 minTrip to Vegas by Brian Christopher GiddensIt’s not every day that your Dad returns from the dead. Not your typical Wednesday night, if you know what I mean. We’re sitting around...
D.J. HuppatzJan 1321 minCrying Crane Garden by D.J. HuppatzSome believe, following the Buddhist tradition, that yuanfen is similar to karma; its driving force is the consequence of actions...
Elissa E. MinorJan 1314 minBurn by Elissa E. MinorCreative Nonfiction - LGBTQIA+ Prose and Poetry Contest Winner The hills to the south of our house were burning. We saw the fire over a...
Interludes by Max DeZarateJan 131 minInterludes by Max DeZarateInterludes I we ‘ve met in happy interlude: As I traipse from one act of suffering to the next I cling to the soft and gentle Walk with...
quartzliteraryJan 131 minUFO Love by Joseph MonaghanI know this is love. It has the immediate warmth of a telepathic connection, like when conjoined twins use their own language. We can...
Otito Greg-ObiJan 131 minDating Advice for the Best Friend You’re Secretly in Love With by Otito Greg-ObiTell her it’s not a good idea to cancel her date. Crush two black dahlias in your fists. Mix with rosehip oil and lavender. Smear onto...
Javan Howard Jan 132 minWhat’s Real? by Javan HowardI dream in black, My nightmares are black. Sometimes I don’t know the difference between a space shuttle and The Nina, The Pinta and La...
Stacey C. JohnsonJan 132 minHomeland by Stacey C. JohnsonThe breaking was tremendous. It was all we could say in our silences, and while all we knew was this descending dark, our tiny flames...
Hannah MaioranoJan 131 minWe Were Never Sweet Together by Hannah MaioranoI remember the yellow afternoon we spent sprawled in the backfield of our old elementary school Your head anointed with a crown of...
Dereka ThomasJan 318 minto do list (after the breakup) by Dereka Thomas16. I spend three afternoons a week in a dance class where I learn some sort of Hip-Hop Bollywood fusion. It has Afrobeat elements. Lots...
Ted McLoofJan 310 minWhen the Wolf Comes to Your Door by Ted McLoofWhat if I slept with someone else? What if— You heard me. I think I’m going to need more context for this. I’m asking what you would do....
Ava BrattJan 314 minCrude by Ava Bratt“I still think of her when I masturbate,” I blurt out as I stick a cigarette between my teeth. Raising my lighter to the end and watching...
Cynthia CendagortaJan 318 minHis and Hers by Cynthia CendagortaMay 1996 The bathtub had just been cleaned. That’s the part she emphasized as she told the story, though I wasn’t sure why. She said, “I...
Joey SalamoneJan 31 min365 more spins by Joey Salomonearound this sun that brightens just like you are laughing at another year with you and i so let’s fill a junk drawer together soy sauce...
Sade CollierJan 32 minIn Queer Memory by Sade CollierMy eyelids crawl over in bone-fed memory like clock hands. Your lips are the first to buckle back into the rhythmic tick, cracked by the...
Bryn GribbenJan 31 minIn That Snowstorm on February 11th, 2019 by Bryn GribbenWe woke, in love, so new in love, that as we lay there, watching the flakes drift past my picture window, the bedroom one that framed...
Gail CalimaranJan 31 minSunday Afternoons by Gail CalimaranMust every thought I have be of you? Water, and a bean-shaped pool flamingos “waterlogged” kisses – the taste of sunscreen Prayers, and...