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The Commuter

Fiction

Solving the Riddle of My Mother’s Secret Room

"The Clown Room," a fiction debut by CJ Green

Feb 22 - CJ Green
Fiction clown shoes

One Fjord Away from a Second Date

"Compaction Birds," a story from "Wild Swims" by Dorthe Nors, translated by Misha Hoekstra

Jan 25 - Dorthe Nors
Fiction sandy coast

You Can’t Hoard Your Way into the American Dream

"Son," a short story by Mike Schoch

Jan 4 - Mike Schoch
Fiction
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POPULAR in FICTION

Visiting the Local Greasy Spoon with an Actual Saint

Jun 22 - Caitlin Campbell

Solving the Riddle of My Mother’s Secret Room

Feb 22 - CJ Green

Everything Is Super Normal and Definitely Nothing Is Weird at All

Dec 10 - Beau Golwitzer

No, You Can’t Touch My Hair (Not That You Asked)

Mar 16 - Shannon Sanders
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How Not to Babysit a Crocodile

"Crocodiles in the Pool," a short story by Jessica Lee Richardson

Dec 7 - Jessica Lee Richardson
Fiction baby crocodiles

Don’t Cross These Capitalist Flowers

"lilac bed" and "the ritual," two stories by Tarah Knaresboro

Nov 30 - Tarah Knaresboro
Fiction lilac bus

The Force of a Daughter Cannot Be Measured

"The Science Teacher's Daughter," a short story debut by Ana B. Freeman

Nov 23 - Ana B. Freeman
Fiction classroom

We are the 300-year-old big bois of the sea and we did not come to play

A story by Emrys Donaldson

Nov 9 - Emrys Donaldson
Fiction big crab

Each Day Is the Same Backward and Forward

"Day Eighty-four," a story by Aimee Bender

Nov 2 - Aimee Bender
Fiction plastic pieces on the floor

The Ugliest Babies in the World

A short story by Vanessa Chan

Oct 26 - Vanessa Chan
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When the Past Hangs Around Your Neck

"Fate," a story by Clara Obligado, translated by Rachel Ballenger

Oct 12 - Clara Obligado
Fiction three shells

Everything Is Filthy and I Am All Chores

"A Clean Story" by Sandra Sylvia Nelson

Sep 14 - Sandra Sylvia Nelson
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What Will It Take to Hold Back the Sky?

"The Pile," a story by Karen E. Bender

Sep 7 - Karen E Bender
Fiction pile of trash on beach
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