Stuck in the Muck
A short story that acts a reminder that what goes around, comes around… by: T.E. Cowell On James’s first day back on the job in…
Fiction
Diversity Should F*ck You Up
“Real diversity should not be comfortable.” An op-ed challenging diversity initiatives found in popular/television culture… by: Jonathan Marcantoni Diversity is often a joke. What I…
Podcast: A Diet of Worms with Erik Rasmussen
Across The Margin: The Podcast explores the art of writing fiction with author Erik Rasmussen… On iTunes now! On Spotify now! In this latest episode of Across The Margin:…
Honeymoon
A short story that illuminates a life-changing perspective found while dwelling disgruntledly at rock bottom… by: Charles David Taylor1 Damon Rogers <damonrogers@gmail.com> Thursday, June 22, 2019…
Plans
“Nothing was ever lost, I thought. The past is in all of us, all of the time.” A deeply stirring short story about change, and the…
Elvira’s Prize
An offering of flash fiction where a sudden tragedy opens the door unto the possibility of a whole new life… by: Arya F. Jenkins1 Go…
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 its idiosyncratic glory… by: Murayama Kaita…
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 affection… by: Nik Perring1 The Woman…
A Forgone Conclusion
A bewitching, ominous pastoral comedy that draws you into the orbit of a cursed, embattled family… by: Jeff Schneekloth “I‘ve had it with these vampires,”…
The Girl In The Watercolor
by: Jon Krampner1 A surreal work of fiction where a series of supernatural events, and a considerable allotment of jealousy, threatens to consume one couple’s…
You’ll Never Walk Alone
by: William Cass1 A short story rife with passion, heartache, and the confusion that often comes with longing… Meg walked down the sidewalk on an…
The Swim
by: Chris Cooper “Is there anything more depressing than knowing you’re worth more dead than alive?”A short story where everything is falling apart and all seems…