Fiction
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"The Beautiful Gate"
by Zary Fekete
“That’s the thing that sticks. The guilt isn’t in giving…it’s in how easy it was.”
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"Remembered Sleeps"
by Dan Berick
“There is not a single movement, no sound. I know that I am viewing my dead self.”
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"Hubris"
by Katie McHugh
“The potential was so tangible I could weave it from shadows. The monster drooling beneath my bed, the love interest napping peacefully atop the frame, the hero—who looked so much like myself—grinning at me from the mirror.”
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"Heart Less"
by Jessie Atkin
“All that is required is a retina scan and a thumb print and a, “please have a seat in the waiting room,” message flashes across the screen along with a registration number.”
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"Seven of Swords"
by Svetlana Tomlin
“Luck should turn for Capricorns that week, the Sun loves the Virgos, and the Moon takes pity on the Pisces, despite whatever they messed up. Arises are all bitches though, so they shouldn’t make any financial decisions on account of not deserving either a little treat or a big one.”
Seven of Swords
by Svetlana Tomlin
“Luck should turn for Capricorns that week, the Sun loves the Virgos, and the Moon takes pity on the Pisces, despite whatever they messed up. Arises are all bitches though, so they shouldn’t make any financial decisions on account of not deserving either a little treat or a big one.”
Lost Keys
by Dave Barret
“Dangling in plain sight from the inside lock of the big steel alleyway door at the rear of El Sombrero under the cracked neon green EXIT sign.”
Hubris
by Katie McHugh
“The potential was so tangible I could weave it from shadows. The monster drooling beneath my bed, the love interest napping peacefully atop the frame, the hero—who looked so much like myself—grinning at me from the mirror.”
Intersections
by Elizabeth Murphy
“… their relationship one of convenience, he merely the provider, up until now, bankrupt in all the ways that matter, the damage done, the only hope that at least his lover Carter, will look out for his Mrs.”
Three Stories
by Cameron Carter
“As I pulled the child back, he kept yelling slurs at the gay couple. I wondered who had taught them to hate. Had they learned these words from listening to angry adults, who saw the world around them teeming with so much love— a love that always passed them by.”
Featured Fiction…
“Death of Legions”
by Alexei Raymond
“He delivers death to legions—whence, he does not know, and why never crosses his mind.”