“From the Sea We Come and Unto the Sea We Go” by Antony Paschos
The mass stops the minute Fishbone crosses the threshold of the church. The cantor stops unfolding his long masculine notes, and the priest’s chapped…
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“You Wouldn’t Recognize Yourself” by Amy Monaghan
When she was younger, Gemma often felt like the world was made of metal that had been left sitting in the sun, and anything…
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“Dead Mall Music” by Jonathan Kesh
The East Valley Park shopping mall is a dying beast that now seems absolutely massive for the paltry amount of people who wander through…
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“Mouse House” by Shelby Switzer
Today is surgery day. Yesenia wakes up two minutes before her alarm goes off. Bailey is still sleeping, curled into a fetal position. Her…
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“Kalki on the Prowl” by Swati Sudarsan
Curses linger, so Kalki moves. Movement traces the long edges of her memory, a personal rain cloud hovering over her, reminding her that it…
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“Hole in Your Head, Hole in Your Heart” by Joe Baumann
Jackson enjoys a good ghost story as much as anyone else, he explains to Devon after they look at the house. He’s just not…
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“Sally Jo at Taylor Swift’s House” by Erica Peplin
“When can I see you?” I said. “I’m free tomorrow and Saturday night and Sunday day.” My schedule was vast and empty.
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“Afterlight” by Lisa Hsiao Chen
There’s only one print of the film in existence, the filmmaker went on to say, a single 35mm print.
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“A Game without Rules” by Joanna Kavenna
The AI is the opponent you can never see, said Glenn who was not Glenn, and I really understood what he meant about that.
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“Wrong Bathroom” by Caren Beilin
Here I was, this beaten woman trying to make sense of my life against the sense of the house. Did I run out of it? One or two times? Did I call 911 asking for pizza delivery hoping the operator was trained in this as the code? No I never did that.
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