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The Commuter

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The Gaping Asshole in My Parents’ Front Yard

"Julia's Anus," flash fiction by Amy X Wang

Sep 30 - Amy X Wang
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Sometimes Grief Comes With Nude Polaroids

An excerpt from BASTARDS by Nate Lippens

Sep 23 - Nate Lippens
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My Dead Husband Still Wants the Last Word

"The Bone Hermit," flash fiction by Lyndsey Croal

Sep 16 - Lyndsey Croal
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Watching You Through Windows, Hearing You Through Walls

Sep 9 - Douglas Silver

The Last Day of the End of the World

May 18 - Odie Lindsey

The Mortal Perils of Being an Instagram Influencer

Jul 20 - Lena Valencia

A Taxonomy of Gay Animals

Apr 3 - Christopher Hyun
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Hairballs Are My Love Language

"A Hairy Style" and "Stem of Thorns," flash fiction by Maya Miller

Apr 15 - Maya Miller
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Nothing Says Closure Like Being Robbed

“The Person Who Lives Here Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” flash fiction by Ben Daggers

Apr 8 - Ben Daggers
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My Skeleton Thinks It’s Better Off Alone

“Debone,” flash fiction by Caitlin Campbell

Apr 1 - Caitlin Campbell
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Ask Your Doctor If Drinking Me Is Right for You

“Spinal Tap,” flash fiction by Angela Liu

Mar 18 - Angela Liu
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How to Bury Your Shape-Shifting Mother

“The Old Higue's Son,” flash fiction by Renesha Dhanraj

Feb 18 - Renesha Dhanraj
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My Lust Will Melt All the Snow in Antarctica

“Steam,” flash fiction by Jean-Luke Swanepoel

Feb 4 - Jean-Luke Swanepoel
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A Genius Can Always Get Their Hands on a Violin

“Prodigies,” flash fiction by Drue Denmon

Jan 21 - Drue Denmon
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He’d Rather Fight a Dragon Than His Wife

“Tom vs. Dragon,” flash fiction by Lyndsay Hall

Jan 7 - Lyndsay Hall
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My Horny Extra Hand Needs Boundaries

“Prayers to the God of Progress,” flash fiction by Andrew Graham Martin

Dec 17 - Andrew Graham Martin
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