Fiction
Fiction
“A Single Red Feather” by Jacqueline Guidry
09 February 2018 on FictionLee pulled up her shade. Workers in bright orange vests scurried around the plane, their movements impressively purposeful, though she had no idea what they were doing. She’d never flown...
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What do we look for in fiction submissions?
09 February 2018 on Fiction, StorystormBarnstorm’s fiction readers have varied reading tastes and interests, but they share a common passion for stories. Recently, they weighed in on what they look for as they read fiction...
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“Tough Jobs” by Eric Rasmussen
08 December 2017 on FictionNothing should have survived the garage collapse. Holy lord, if only you could’ve seen it. The outer wall crashed into the alley and the roof fell straight down. The west...
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The Landscape of Memory, or, My Characters Keep Getting Lost in The Desert
01 December 2017 on Blog, Fiction, Storystorm“[E]very pilgrimage to the desert is a pilgrimage to the self. There is no place to hide and so we are found.” -Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge I close my eyes...
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“The Art of Pipes and Faucets” by Abbie Lahmers
03 November 2017 on FictionDrew slipped out of the hospital last week and has been loafing around the neighborhood ever since. I spot him on my way to Pilates. If I’m late again, Diane...
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“The Other Side” by Sara Brody
29 September 2017 on FictionWhen I was a kid, my dad had an affair with his secretary, which might make you think I also had a dog and a picket fence and a mother...
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The Importance of Change: What Does Your Character Want?
10 May 2017 on Blog, FictionLast year, our fiction team brainstormed what Barnstorm looks for in a short story. The outline included strong, specific writing and surprising plot points. Our strongest desire, however, was for...
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“Charlie” by Sarah Leslie
05 May 2017 on FictionI remember once hearing my mum liked doing the unexpected. She convinced my dad to name me Charlie, even though I was a girl. She said I’d undoubtedly be unique....
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What is a Writer?
03 May 2017 on Blog, FictionI have a hard time calling myself a writer. With my final semester at UNH moving full steam ahead and the first draft of my thesis turned into my adviser,...
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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...
