She drives 95 in her car with the top down. There’s a dent in the right side, her work, butContinueContinue reading ““You Won’t Forget Me” by Raya El-Hajjar”
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A Flash Fiction Story by Bailey Peters
Third Place Winner of the 2026 “Strange Encounters” Flash Fiction Contest
A Flash Fiction Story by Mahkel Perrier
Second Place Winner of the 2026 “Strange Encounters” Flash Fiction Contest
A Flash Fiction Story by Lane Ellis
First Place Winner of the 2026 “Strange Encounters” Flash Fiction Contest
“The Bowl” by Shae Noble
My mouth is filled to the brim. I can taste it in my own material as liquid swirls inside me—theContinueContinue reading ““The Bowl” by Shae Noble”
“The Dog Days of Winter” by Hunter Nixdorf
Trigger Warning: Death of a pet. Another day of monotonous work called for me as soon as I stepped throughContinueContinue reading ““The Dog Days of Winter” by Hunter Nixdorf”
“Companionship” by Emma Greathead
The Abyss no longer looked like The Abyss. Glowing letters intruded upon the heart of Cody’s black, comforting void, reading: ContinueContinue reading ““Companionship” by Emma Greathead”
Beef Trusts and Beautiful Curves: A Review of “A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love” by Alice Murphy
By Ella Hawkins, Fiction Reviewer A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love by Alice Murphy follows the story of Evelyn Cross, aContinueContinue reading “Beef Trusts and Beautiful Curves: A Review of “A Showgirl’s Rules for Falling in Love” by Alice Murphy”
“Hand Sculpted; Fangs and All” by Emily Rakestraw
Her voice didn’t register — not at first. It took two polite “excuse me’s,” the forceful removal of a double-prongedContinueContinue reading ““Hand Sculpted; Fangs and All” by Emily Rakestraw”