Est. 2008

Est. 2008

Fiction

This Is Only a Test

Though it was never his intention, drugs had made him a wealthy man. When he was younger, he wanted to...

The Nude

If I'm not paying attention, I'll sometimes cross paths with an old friend. After wishing me a Happy New Year, they always ask,...

The Sky Turned Black

And I wish it would again, but it has been twenty-one days so far and nothing has changed. People have been going about their...

Lie With Me

I woke with a start but lay still, waiting for my quickened breathing to slow, the hairs on my arms to settle. Crisp new...

Baby Teeth

When I emerged from the forest I was six years old, all tangled hair and scabby legs. Skinny. Everything had been so blurry, a...

A World of Flirts

The name of the lot was COOS AUTO BROKERS and the motto was Good Cars—Good People. Joyce used her weight to open the...

The Warhol Gang: an excerpt

Nickel takes everyone in the office on a corporate retreat for the day. We go to Gun World, an indoor shooting environment in the...

The House Where the Grifters Squat

I am sixteen and running away to the house where the grifters are squatting. A single story rectangle with a claustrophobic porch, the place...

Conversation at Four A.M.

He kisses her neck, while she sleeps, with little pressure. Staring at her, he thinks of the warmth and desire her face inspires...

The Best and Most Intense

The hypnotist knows what he’s doing. The woman in the bed with him has her eyes closed. She was very susceptible. Not everyone is....