Excerpt (Fiction) | JOYLAND

Commensalism

Adam Dickinson -

Methylophilaceae Amber shared a wing. It was in her mouth. She had killed a bird and laid part of it on our...

Paris with Mandy

Marcy Dermansky -

Rachel came home for her summer break with a dog, a standard poodle. I had just put down my dog. She was sixteen, my sweet...

Complex 2675: Issue Two

Francine Cunningham -

Mary studied the man in front of her. She had never seen him before. “I’m Mary, I live here.” Mary stood holding her broom in...

Complex 2675: Issue Four

Francine Cunningham -

The stairwell door slammed shut, the noise echoed but didn’t drown out Mary’s voice. “…but then I thought, what kind of secret would Vanessa and...

Complex 2675: Issue Three

Francine Cunningham -

Sarah heard the suction of the patio door above her open. She didn’t know the freak that lived above her but she had heard...

Complex 2675: Issue One

Francine Cunningham -

Mary dreamed she died. She woke drenched in sweat. Her breath slipping in and out. And she knew something was different. She swung her feet over...

MEANWHILE

Sasha Fletcher -

Catherine comes home to her parents asking ‘How was school today?’ and Catherine she says ‘Today we discussed bears.’ ‘Bears?’ says her parents. ‘Bears’ says Catherine. ‘Why in...

Commitme| Co| Commitment

Ian Williams -

For example: Do you lik me? Check yes no * For example, afterwards, her brother used to write...

Buddy

Daniel Lanza Rivers -

NuBot arrived on a Monday. A custom model designed by a specialist out in Appalachia, she had Bluetooth connectivity, a soft nest of auburn...

Excerpt: Above All Men

Eric Shonkwiler -

Months passed. He got a call from Glenn saying a railroad friend had come by, talking of a few half-starved horses by the state...