Well, the revolution made Karim fatherless all his life. Now the coup made him lifeless. … more
Category Archives: Fiction
Toward a Happy Culinary Life (Notes)
Fiction by David WhelanAt the final word he looks sad, perhaps recalling his first love (jam), but his observation lingers across the sticky plastic table and your children, at once, come to a realization that all is not right in their world. That their parent is either a liar or, worst, fraudulent.… more
Letters from a Dead Planet
Fiction by David LuomaIs it possible to fall for a lime-green flyer thumb-tacked to a wall? Head over heels, the saying goes.… more
Barmaley Fountain
Fiction by John TalbirdIn his mind, he goes to a place where he holds the hands of his school chums as they laugh and run in a circle, a snapping crocodile at the center of their daisy chain of limbs. His cousin, Elizabeth, just misses losing her black shoe in the snapping jaws and the children laugh. … more
Will You Completely, Eagerly, Hungrily Devour me
Fiction by Marcus WhiteI reach for your hand, but you pull away, sweat splattering across the ground. You shoot me a questioning look and I pretend to read about how ostriches don’t actually stick their heads into the ground. It shouldn’t be a big deal. But it’s hot and I hate the zoo. Maybe, I should just smile… more
Among the IV Trees
Fiction by Cam MartinMoonie laughed. “You made an appointment to give blood on the day after St. Paddy’s. After taking the day off, telling me we were gonna watch hoops all day. Go fuck yourself, appointment to give blood.”… more
Everyone I Know Has a Brother Who Drowned in an Icy Lake Outside Winnipeg
Fiction by Erick BruckerWhen I ask people who haven’t (I’m forced to assume yet) told me about their own brothers whether it seems as though a lot of brothers have been drowning in icy lakes outside of Winnipeg lately, their eyes widen and they say “You know, now that you mention it, it does seem that way.” … more
Two Stories
Fiction by Craig BuchnerEvery interview amounted to the same thing. They began with a group of teens going to the bluffs to party, soak up the sun, drink, and make out. Until someone stopped talking, their eyes drifting off, looking defeated, and then dashing off the cliff.… more
The Brothers Sabatino
Fiction by Conor O'Brian BarnesThe story of a man destined to be damned.… more
