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The Commuter

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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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Your Only Job Is to Ignore That Phone

Mar 22 - Hannah Gersen

Waiting on the Floor for God

May 14 - Rachel Engelman

Gator Butchering For Beginners

Jun 4 - Kristen Arnett

The Ugliest Babies in the World

Oct 26 - Vanessa Chan
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And You Thought the SAT Was Bad

“Oceania,” flash fiction by Alex Burchfield

Apr 24 - Alex Burchfield
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Broken Men On the Outskirts of Town

“Trebuchet,” flash fiction by Avitus B. Carle

Apr 10 - Avitus B. Carle
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Take Me to the Island of Escaped Parrots

Flash fiction by Maya Dobjensky

Mar 20 - Maya Dobjensky
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Lawn Care Tips From My Dad’s Ghost

"Sundays Are for Yard Work," flash fiction by Kate Brody

Feb 28 - Kate Brody
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Rush Week at Kappa Kappa Murder

"The Roommates," flash fiction by Kathleen Barber

Feb 14 - Kathleen Barber
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Be a Woman, Be Yourself, Be Miserable

"B," an excerpt from ALPHABETICAL DIARIES by Sheila Heti

Jan 31 - Sheila Heti
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You Look Like a Skoo and You Smell Like One, Too

"Skoo," a love story by Sandra Newman

Jan 17 - Sandra Newman
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I’m in Love with My Ex’s Absence

"The Space," flash fiction by Christopher Boucher

Jan 3 - Christopher Boucher
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I Turned My Lover Into a McRib

"The McDonald's Boyfriend," flash fiction by Tom Kelly

Dec 13 - Tom Kelly
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