Stories

“A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is.”

Flannery O’Connor
Rebirth | Fiction

Rebirth | Fiction

by | Jan 29, 2020 | Stories, Vol. 3, Issue 5

Forests collapse under the serrated jaws of the beast devouring the land and sky, curdling the atmosphere with its rabid hunger. It leaves graying pillars of salt and bone and crumbling buildings in its wake. When the air calms, it’s thick with strings of dust motes...
Aces | Fiction

Aces | Fiction

by | Dec 18, 2019 | Stories, Vol. 3, Issue 2

Randy and I stood at the edge of the living room, not putting a toe into the forbidden space. In the early morning dimness, the Christmas tree tinsel fluttered, enticing as sea anemone tentacles in current. “What did Santa bring?” Randy asked. In second grade, a year...
Pride | Fiction

Pride | Fiction

by | Oct 9, 2019 | Stories, Vol. 2, Issue 24

Yes, we have killed people, and they deserved it. We’re poacher hunters, from Frankfort, Kentucky, moved to Africa to work alongside the Big Game Protection Agency. They gave us a gun, a uniform,a four-by-four, and a target. We camp in the desert, crammed in tents....
Counters | Fiction

Counters | Fiction

by | Sep 11, 2019 | Stories, Vol. 2, Issue 22

Our reward for finishing chores are in dinged up plastic cases from the library. The movies star talking dogs, rarely dinosaurs. They have funny white lesbians instead of Jim Carey or Eddie Murphy. We’ll watch the other movies at friends’ houses later....