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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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The Gaping Asshole in My Parents’ Front Yard

Sep 30 - Amy X Wang

Take One Man and One Woman

May 4 - Lauren Schenkman

Gator Butchering For Beginners

Jun 4 - Kristen Arnett

The Mortal Perils of Being an Instagram Influencer

Jul 20 - Lena Valencia
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Love in the Time of Gym Class

“Presidential Fitness,” flash fiction by Rachel Mans McKenny

Feb 12 - Rachel Mans McKenny
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The Revolution Will Not Be Sober

“Textiles,” flash fiction by Daniel Turtel

Jan 8 - Daniel Turtel
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Somebody Please Dump Me

“The Breakup,” flash fiction by Helen Anderson

Nov 20 - Helen Anderson
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I’m Frighteningly Horny for My Girlfriend’s Ghost

“Fucking Ghosts!” flash fiction by Hannah Gregory

Oct 30 - Hannah Gregory
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A Cruise Ship for the Disappeared

"Awaiting the Declassification of Documents at Some Point in the Near or Distant Future," flash fiction by Corey Farrenkopf

Oct 16 - Corey Farrenkopf
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Mrs. Morrison Corrects Her Obituary

A fiction debut by Taisiya Kogan

Oct 2 - Taisiya Kogan
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A Three-Bedroom Victorian to Kill For

“House Hunting,” a fiction debut by Mary Heitkamp

Sep 25 - Mary Heitkamp
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Redfin, Show Me a Renovated Version of Myself

"In Grover Cleveland's Childhood Home," flash fiction by Sari Fordham

Aug 21 - Sari Fordham
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My Mugger Chose the Most Interesting Knife!

“So Much to Know,” flash fiction by Karen Heuler

Aug 7 - Karen Heuler
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