Short Stories

A Curious Animal

Jun 22, 2020

Short Story by Troy Farah

We never knew for certain its origin, only what we could accumulate from quick glances at it as it darted about.

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Isaac and Ava

Oct 08, 2018

Short Story by Sidura Ludwig

Ava says, 'Uncle Isaac, please. We need to look after him. You need to help me.'

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Beacons

Oct 23, 2017

Short Story by Julie Wittes Schlack

Be positive, but be genuine, the memo advises. Acknowledge that this is an emotionally difficult time, but demonstrate confidence in our future.

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Sure Things

Oct 14, 2015

Short Story by Hannah Thurman

I wonder if, years later, Montana will seem like a blip—or the beginning of the rest of my life.

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Hives

May 11, 2015

Short Story by Douglas Cole

The pictures were mostly of Julie posing naked, like you’d see in a magazine.

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Wanderers

Dec 08, 2014

Short Story by Douglas Cole

Everywhere I went, the hatch on the top of my head was flapping open and my spirit was joyriding.

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Flight Plan

Oct 13, 2014

Short Story by Katie Cortese

Hank was all magnet, and around him she shattered into metal filings.

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Grandma’s Tales

Apr 28, 2014

Short Story by Andrew Lam

What’s so cool about Grandma is that she’s the only one who knows I’m bisexual.

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Her Third Baby

Nov 04, 2013

Short Story by Nicole Simonsen

A crazy and shameful thought occurred to me. I could paint a get-well card with my mother’s blood.

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Agua Dulce

Feb 04, 2013

TW Prizewinning Fiction by David Meischen

Come this time tomorrow, she’d be crossing West Texas—with Nopalito far behind her. She knew where she was going.

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