Fairytales: Five Dreams (Murayama Kaita Translations)
The absurdist, nonsensical, yet vivid and sensual work of Murayama Kaita, unearthed, translated from Japanese, and presented in all…
Fiction
Two Flashes: The Women On The Train & Coffee
A pairing of flash fiction stories where human interaction is laden with tension, eagerness, and a yearning for authentic…
A Forgone Conclusion
A bewitching, ominous pastoral comedy that draws you into the orbit of a cursed, embattled family… by: Jeff Schneekloth…
The Girl In The Watercolor
by: Jon Krampner ((Header art by Bethel-Powell.)) A surreal work of fiction where a series of supernatural events, and…
You’ll Never Walk Alone
by: William Cass ((Header art by Gabriel Isak.)) A short story rife with passion, heartache, and the confusion that…
The Swim
by: Chris Cooper “Is there anything more depressing than knowing you’re worth more dead than alive?”A short story where everything…
Over The Winter
by: Kevin Sterne An absurdist work of fiction where unlikely partnerships are forged, tensions rise, and an eccentric cast…
Best Of ATM 2018, Fiction
As 2018 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured…
The Calculator Kid: On The Trail Of The Fat Man
by: Christopher Yensan The Calculator Kid series — mystery stories uniquely inspired by both James Cagney in White Heat…
Screamers
by: Frederick Foote “I don’t dream. I quit dreaming. Turned it off. I try not to feel for anyone.”…
Envy
by: Mike Sutton Coveting the assets of others, be it honor, wealth or recognition, sometimes strikes close to home,…
Grandpa
by: T.E. Cowell “For all he knows he’ll never die. That’s exactly how I felt when I was his…