Reunion
by: William Lucas ((Header art by Nicola Turola C.)) When a ghost from the past shows up at a high…
Fiction
How It Starts, Sick and Tired, & Anxiety
by: T.E. Cowell ((Header art by Kyle Thompson.)) Three pieces of flash-fiction that expose the ways in which worry and…
Devolution
by: Frederick Foote ((Header art by the incredibly talented duo Tim Noble and Sue Webster.)) Laboring to become as…
A Man Like Any Other
by:Meagan Masterman The deep disconnect that exists between the person the world sees you as, and the one you…
Curious & Guidelines
by: T.E. Cowell Two offerings of flash-fiction, one that lays bare the inherent cost of curiosity, and another that…
Amy, Still
by: Susanna Baird A moment of unadulterated peacefulness, punctured thoroughly by horror and chaos… Styrofoam cups filled with rancid coffee,…
Tickle Me Amnesio
by: Greg Burkholder ((Header art by Gypsy Jema.)) Trickery laid bare but not called to task, where the faithful…
The Maverick
by: JL Shockey “I get up and look to see how much of myself I left on the ground. There’s…
Why I Built My House The Way I Did
by Jon Krampner “Life was splendid and gay, until it turned into a pageant of death…” When Annie started coughing and wheezing,…
Best of ATM 2016, Fiction
As 2016 comes to its close, Across the Margin takes a look back at some of its most treasured…
Bid Whist Night
by: Frederick Foote In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election, a card game is held in the dark of…
Countdown
by: Julie Howard ((Header art by Maxwell Dickson.)) A cautionary tale for those who live their life in constant…