Fiction
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“Golden Boy” by J. T. Townley
24 February 2017 on FictionSo maybe I’m not old and wise, far from it, leave that to Barb, minus the wisdom, but I’ve seen a lot of wacky shit in my twenty-some-odd years, even...
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“Strange Birds” by Lisa Bubert
09 December 2016 on FictionWyeth Normund, cowboy all of forty years, sandy hair that grayed considerably the winter prior, no stranger to the oddities of life, stood before the sycamore tree at the west...
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“What the Earth Offers” by Kami Westhoff
18 November 2016 on FictionFor Dad The children sit at the kitchen table. Their eyes, fat with hope, glide from me to their plates to one another like they’re underwater. The youngest, Mary, licks...
Storystorm
Writing With Conflict: Do All Good Stories Have to be Sad?
21 October 2016 on Blog, Fiction, StorystormI was in a literature class and we discussed whether all good stories have to be sad. Why does it seem like all of the classics are depressing (looking at...
The Writer's Hot Seat
The Writer’s Hot Seat: Benjamin Ludwig
14 October 2016 on Blog, Fiction, The Writer's Hot SeatInterview by Shannon Slocum and Alix McManus Benjamin Ludwig is a life-long teacher of English and writing in New Hampshire. He and his wife are foster/adoptive parents. His novella, Sourdough, won the...
Fiction
“Gloam” by Michael Benedict
26 February 2016 on FictionNow a few miles west of Ellensburg, left foot tapping a nervous beat, right foot heavy on the accelerator and burning past pastures, stands of trees, abandoned barns and motor...
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“Brothers” by Eric Severn
18 December 2015 on FictionEighteen-year-old Tyler Welner tells his disabled brother to put his shoes on. “And a jacket,” he adds. “You’ll need a jacket.” Henry dangles his legs from the bed like a...
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“Muscle Memory” by Aimee Davis
01 May 2015 on FictionAustin’s father plants trees by the interstate—thin, willowy trees, saplings still—held up by wooden stakes and tied to the ground with strands of cord. When Austin asks why, his...
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“A State We Don’t Belong To” by Brenna Dixon
27 March 2015 on FictionKarin sent a postcard the first time her husband cheated on her. To keep him on his toes, she reasoned. She sent it from a truck stop in North...
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“California” by Yasmine Lucas
20 February 2015 on FictionMy mother circled her hands over the candles, my father took a sip of wine, and touching a challah still warm from the oven, we recited the Ha-motzi. We scooped...
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“You Have To Understand Your Father” by Tim Tomlinson
19 December 2014 on FictionMom used to say, “You have to understand your father. He grew up in the Great Depression.” Or she’d say, “You have to understand your father. Where he grew up,...
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“Ornithology” by Molly McArdle
21 November 2014 on FictionTheir mother’s body obscured their view through the front door. “I’m very happy to have you both home for Thanksgiving,” she said. “I bought a beautiful turkey.” And then, “It’s...
