“There was a small chalkboard with over/under odds written across the top. If he got through all thirty-four cats in ten minutes he won seven thousand dollars. That was the deal… more
Category Archives: Fiction
Drunken Pony Blues
Fiction by Curtis Dawkins“Say you have a recurring nightmare where you see jets, planes, all manner of flying machines, and all of them crash. Eventually you come to understand, even while asleep, that any machine in flight is going to disintegrate in a fiery ball before your eyes… more
Charlie’s
Fiction by Jamey Gallagher“I’ve stood on top of mountains and I’ve been inside of Charlie’s at two p.m. with the rest of the dregs. That girl crossing the street, the bleach blonde who’s seen better days? She’s taken a piece right out of me… more
Courting the Un-Bob
Fiction by Nathan Leslie“Beer Bob is my go-to Bob, my everyday Bob. He’ll come over and we’ll drink a beer. He’s also Working Bob—meaning really working, not just farting around on the computer… more
Tracking the War
Fiction by Pablo Piñero Stillmann“Once omnipotent in our relationship, my father now felt like all he could do for his son was feed him… more
Must Be, No Reason
Fiction by Matt Rowan“I wasn’t moved by compassion to save your life so much as a desire to kill those dogs,” I said again… more
One Hundred Michael Jordans
Fiction by Andrew F. Sullivan“These Michael Jordans are not meant to see a baseball game. They will not have shoes made in their honor. Their bodies are just an impression made of flesh, pressed out in petri dishes… more
Hunting
Fiction by Austin Hayden“There were tons of campus e-mails sent to us students about a guy mutilating animals around town. He was to be avoided at all costs… more
Decline of the Swan
Fiction by Joe Ponepinto“Ledas are getting harder to find at the gym, so he may go to the mall later, to the food court or Anthropologie, introduce himself to them as Mr. Cob… more
You Cannot Give Yourself A Nickname
Fiction by John Jodzio“At that point, Bandaid’s car was still up on blocks in that parking lot across from the bar. The car’s engine still worked, but the tires had gone missing… more
