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France the Ghost

Joe Meno -

Frances the ghost is going to school: She is dressed in a white sheet with two holes for her eyes and that makes the...

It Gets A Bit Lonely

Lynn Crosbie -

Seeking good times! You: Sexy lady. Age/race not important. RBT This was what Robert’s ad on Craig’s List said, not that I ever look at...

Transistion

Tim Conley -

During their last meal Louis had said that he would call her at the end of the week. Exact words: at the end of...

Instamatic

julie Wilson -

Gregg clawed his way to the top of the sand hill, his flip-flops wedged into one back pocket, the Kodak Styelite into the other....

Work

Sammuel Bennett -

It's Monday and the commuter train is barreling through frigid Chicago suburban morning like a silver thermos, pounding diesel into miles and miles of...

Clean and Bright

Peter Anderson -

I have always enjoyed it here, at night, after the day's heat and dust have passed. I sit in shadow, beneath a young elm...

À la carte

Julia Gruson-Wood -

I can’t say that I could convince myself that I have ever wanted anything so badly as that stuffed horse. I can’t really explain...

Come As You Are

Bruce LaBruce -

From a feature film in development with Existential Crisis Films written with Brock Konig Brock. www.brucelabruce.com EXT. MEXICO - DAY The naked body of a handsome...

Unburdened Things

Andrew Hood -

I don’t think I want to be the kind of person anymore that brings tears to things unnecessarily. Like, “Belly’s missed us,” I’ll say...

But Who Will Slap Marguerite?

Claudia Dey -

Not all of Marguerite’s thoughts turn to violence. Why don’t I have a pet? Why must I dream about the children of celebrities?...