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Seacliffe

Siblings reanimate the past as a kettle boils in the kitchen of their family farmhouse.

post author An Grace
An Grace 2022-06-29
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Bubbe

Memories of the conflict that ensued when a young boys prim little grandmother decides to date again—and reveals a bit of her secret life in fascist Italy.

post author Richard Risemberg
Richard Risemberg 2021-09-17
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Testimony - Man of Letters

You have girded your loins in a most laughable way for this world.—Franz Kafka

post author Avidgop
Avidgop 2021-09-17
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Rabbit Husband Seeks Dragon Wife

A mans journey brings him to an island inhabited by fish-like dragon women who desire more than his figurative heart.

post author Sarina Dorie
Sarina Dorie 2021-08-31
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Community

In the midst of repurposing an abandoned motel, a fledgling commune sacrifices its most innocent member to its cherished ideals.

post author Christopher Chinchilla
Christopher Chinchilla 2021-08-30
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The Nights and Days of Umberto Solis

This is what happens when determination, reality and fuck-it-all collide.

post author Marc Shapiro
Marc Shapiro 2021-06-12
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Eat You Up

I was daydreaming when I was called down to the office for early dismissal. I ran there, excited about what Mom had up her sleeve.

post author Sarah Fitz
Sarah Fitz 2021-03-24
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Helping Ruthie Die

Death from cancer creates more problems than people realize, as Ruthies case makes abundantly clear.

post author Claude Clayton Smith
Claude Clayton Smith 2021-01-01
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Imagine the Nighttime Sea

A few steps into the jungle and they are gone from our sight, gone from our reach.

post author Donna Lee Miele
Donna Lee Miele 2021-01-01
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An Outrageous Proposal

Octogenarian desire, Scarlatti keyboards, and a Rothko in maroon: how can a young man resist?

post author Tim Tomlinson
Tim Tomlinson 2020-09-28
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Broken Flute Cave

Hototo, last musician of his tribe, plays his flute on his dying day and sees the future.

post author Steven R Southard
Steven R Southard 2020-09-28
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Forever (6 Letters)

An essay about birds, crosswords, my countrys mascot, and what they all have to do with the loss of my grandfather.

post author Sofia Amanda Bening
Sofia Amanda Bening 2020-09-28
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He

A researcher has perhaps no difficulty choosing between her work and her relationship during a world crisis.

post author Monica Wang
Monica Wang 2020-09-28
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In Beautiful Weather

A memorable encounter with a gorgeous fireman transcends the ephemeral.

post author Lisa Del Rosso
Lisa Del Rosso 2020-09-28
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In Clover

The concept of making it boils down to where youre at.

post author Marc Shapiro
Marc Shapiro 2020-09-28
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Niacin

A college student develops acute hearing from an experimental depression treatment which puts her on a crash course with her school administration, and eventually with technological noise itself. - photo credit: Alex Perz

post author Avital Balwit
Avital Balwit 2020-09-28
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Numbers

Tells the story of people connecting with each other. Technology is at best a tool for connections, not an end in itself.

post author David P Rogers
David P Rogers 2020-09-28
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Singing Dirges in the Dark

How Don Mcleans American Pie lyrics have resurrected themselves in todays radical times.

post author Sean Treppedi
Sean Treppedi 2020-09-28
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USA

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Washrooms

Sexual abuse, martial infidelity, and abandonment: some things dont wash off easily.

post author Cat Hubka
Cat Hubka 2020-09-28
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What Lies in the Heart of a Reverie but Rapture?

If you could disappear without consequence into a living dream could you resist, or more importantly, resurface?

post author Charlotte A Wynn
Charlotte A Wynn 2020-09-28
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