Consulate | JOYLAND

Danielle Egan -

This story was made with 100% recycled materials collected over a two-year period, from the words and phrases known as “word salad decoys” that...

Mark Paterson -

The TV is on mute so none of us know something is wrong until my brother notices the news desk has no anchorperson. “What’s...

John Lavery -

He stood in the kitchen wearing nothing but his duly-rude apron and the birthmark that covered the left side of his face from his...

Nicholas Bede Stenner -

When a worn copy of Riddley Walker and Volume 21 of Hana Kimi appear on her desk accompanied by a worn library card, a...

Sherwin Sullivan Tjia -

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....

Michael LaPointe -

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,...

Marianne Apostolides -

George bought me a drink that afternoon — I think I told you that. I definitely told other people; I mentioned that detail whenever...

Michael Marshall Smith -

We’re in some bloke’s house the other night, nicking his stuff, and Bazza calls me over. We’ve been there twenty minutes already and if...

Natalee Caple -

I’ll come back if you need me. I’ll know if you are feeling lost. And now it is night and you have left my...

McKinley M. Hellenes -

The man who isn’t really a man wakes up in the hospital bed. The light is so bright that at first he cannot see. The...