Consulate | JOYLAND

A Happy Place

Arjun Basu -

The sun rises. As it must. And the sky is cloudless and the kind of blue you want to see in the eyes of...

Obliterating History – a guitar-making mystery, domination & submission in a small town garage (excerpt)

Jean Smith -

When Frank MacLean hears his wife's car pull into the driveway, he logs off the online dating site and deletes his browsing history. He's...

Splinters

Deji Olukotun -

Tensing had said little during the drive and just navigated the potholes—gaping cavities now because of the...

The Blue Light Project: an excerpt

Timothy Taylor -

A controversial talent show involving children is midway through taping when a...

Bessarabian Stamps

Oleg Woolf translated by Boris Dralyuk -

IV. Valia and Cantonist Cantonist left the melancholy district center, which lay besprinkled with solar dandruff, to put in his compulsory military service. One...

The King Is Dead

Nathan Sellyn -

“I’m taking my talents to South Beach,” the King said. Not to me, but to the Mayor. At least, that’s what Carl Gibson told...

The Last Dance

Sandra Filippelli -

Oumar towers over me, takes my sweaty white palm in his gentle hand, and leads me onstage. We’re in a packed theatre somewhere...

Dummy

Eric Freeze -

It’s not easy, being green. —Kermit the Frog I could feel Jordan’s hands working up and down my back. He tweaked my shoulder blade and my...

Baby Teeth

Teri Vlassopoulos -

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

Sissy

Zoe Whittall -

1. Sauntering down Aisle 6 at the 24-hour Dominion grocery store, Lee is cradling an overly large zucchini. It sits inside the sleeve of his...