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Fiction

Fiction
Thistles
by Austin Smith
Before he started spraying he would hand her the mask to put on.
Short Shorts
Thompson’s Boots
by HC Palmer
I’m recalling his socks, the inked initials, the splashes of blood.
Story of the Week
Three New Decrees
by Daniil Kharms
“Who is it?” Irina asked at the door. “Open up,” a voice commanded.
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Fiction
Three Short Pieces
by Padgett Powell
All right. We are perfect. Tomorrow we will make a million dollars.
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Story of the Week
Three Thursdays in the Bronx
by David Prete
“Oh, Jesus.” It’s the greatest shame since 1929’s stock market.
Story of the Week
Through the Wall
by Doug Ramspeck
Everyone they pass is consumed by some desperate interior story.
Story of the Week
Tinfoil Butterfly
by Rachel Eve Moulton
I found Lowell’s gun a long time ago. He’s not a genius at hiding things.
Fiction
To Reach Japan
by Alice Munro
Writing to you is like putting a note in a bottle, hoping it will reach Japan.
Spring Contest Winners
To Save a Butterfly
by Sandra Sidi
Yes, Eylon thought, he lied to Cath. Lied about his day, about the risks.
Story of the Week
To This God I Will Say
by Tryphena L. Yeboah
He has his hands on Nii’s throat, and this time I do not stop them.
Fiction
Toastmaster
by Lee Smith
The laughter rises like the roar of a train as the men leap to their feet.
iStories
Toby and Cooper
by Tracy McCallum
I figured he wouldn’t know for shit if the dog knew me or not, right?
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Fiction
Toggling the Switch
by Alicia Gifford
When she gets to Lenny’s he offers her a beer and a bong hit...
Spring Contest Winners
Tookies
by James Jung
“I don’t care how tired we are. I’m not not having sex on my wedding night.”
Story of the Week
Top Dog
by Jon Wiley Ulmer
“The kiels take extra time, but then you know your meats. Questions?”
Fall Contest Winners
Totality
by Jerry D. Mathes II
The strange man expected to be picked up by aliens during the eclipse.
Story of the Week
Tractor
by Siqi Liu
It seemed to her that they only ever touched each other in transient, sudden ways.
Story of the Week
Tracy Who Loves the Idea of Horses
by Terri Nowak
His beauty comes from his power. I am as wary as I am drawn to it.
Story of the Week
Transfer Station
by Charlie Watts
Definitely believe what you hear about the problems with painkillers.
Fiction
Trapline
by Alexi Zentner
The first murder had been a half dozen years ago in a warmer city.
Story of the Week
Treasure Island: The Black Spot
by Robert Louis Stevenson
There lay before us a bag that gave forth, at a touch, the jingle of gold.
Spring Contest Winners
Triage
by Reed Johnson
A dead body leaned sideways against a wall. Its eyes were open.
Story of the Week
Trigger Warnings
by Richard Bausch
References to and portrayals of hypocrisy, moral sloth, venery.
N30B Winners
Trump versus Superman
by Sarah Balakrishnan
The first rule of the house is that everything must be even stevens.
Story of the Week
Trust
by Paula McLain
They all pivoted to face us, tan mannequins on a conveyor belt.
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Story of the Week
Tunnels and Walls and Other Ways of Getting There
by Sharon Sheehe Stark
He bound me to blind obedience, for which I’d shown a propensity.
Fiction
Turkey Day
by Morgan Talty
“I can’t believe she’s drinking,” she said. “I just can’t believe it.”
Story of the Week
Tuscumbia
by Jim Weber
Let him search, Tricia thought, who knew what he might discover.
Story of the Week
Tuskers
by Richard Newton
He was alongside without preamble. Elephants are not stealthy by nature.
Classics
Two Gallants
by James Joyce
He knew what those friends were worth: he knew the girls too.