"Concessions," a short story by Doug Hoekstra
Concessions A blind woman and her boyfriend worked the concession stand next to our office, day in, day out, nine to five and sometimes...
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Canopic Jar 35: An Anthology
Canopic Jar 35, an anthology in print, is now available. Copies can be purchased directly from Canopic (here) or through Amazon (here)....
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"Six Foot Deep," flash fiction by Claire Loader
Six Foot Deep The crescent moon waxes her tips towards Venus and your hand reaches for the shovel. Always the same: four foot long, two...
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"Ma Brewer's Trial" by Jim Biedenharn
from River City Ebb & Flow In our minds the hotel, the joints, and the clinic served as a funnel to the courthouse. Located on a massive...
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"Sunbelt," flash fiction by Jim Biedenharn
I don’t have any idea how long we had been following the truck, but if you squinted into the noon glare the familiar pig’s head logo...
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Gleah Powers: "Mommy, Mommy"
The moment she dies, you’re in stirrups having a pap smear. How symbolic is that? You made the appointment months ago. You were exhausted...
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Gleah Powers: Pirouettes
She perked me up when she did her perfect pirouettes to the Blue Danube waltz. She wore a sky blue tutu made from stiff nylon netting and...
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"Hoodlums on the Lawn" by Carver Adams
In a hulking, black-clad mass, nearly twenty turkey vultures congregated in Maude’s yard. The 12-gauge shotgun blasts she fired over...
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