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The Commuter

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Every Parent Needs a Tub of Their Own

“Cabin for Four in High Sierra” flash fiction by Jae Towle Vieira, from THIRTY CABINS

Aug 26 - Jae Towle Vieira
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People Who Live Near Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Shade

"Picture This," flash fiction by Whitney Collins

Aug 19 - Whitney Collins
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My Sex Appeal Can Kill a Man at 10 Paces

"We Should Go Out!" flash fiction by Whitney Lewis

Aug 5 - Whitney Lewis
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Every Parent Needs a Tub of Their Own

Aug 26 - Jae Towle Vieira

What Will It Take to Hold Back the Sky?

Sep 7 - Karen E Bender

Everything Is Filthy and I Am All Chores

Sep 14 - Sandra Sylvia Nelson

Your Only Job Is to Ignore That Phone

Mar 22 - Hannah Gersen
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Even the Smartest Phone Can’t Find Water in a Desert

"Find Water Near Me," a short story by Jessie Ren Marshall

Aug 23 - Jessie Ren Marshall
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This Robot Runs on Empathy and Sunrises

A short story by Lyndsey Croal

Jul 19 - Lyndsey Croal
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The Monster Inside You Looks a Lot Like Me

"The Recognitions," a short story by Justin Joseph

Jul 5 - Justin Joseph
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This Apocalypse Brought To Us By 300 Million Dumbasses

"An Open Letter to All Survivors," flash fiction by Mat Johnson

Jun 28 - Mat Johnson
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The Toughest Fish in the Barrel

"The Old World," flash nonfiction by Melisse Gelula

Jun 14 - Melisse Gelula
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Dear Chatbot, Should I Write About My Dead Mother?

A conversation between Ethan Gilsdorf and ChatGPT

Jun 7 - Ethan Gilsdorf
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The Bluest Crab at Grandpa’s Funeral

"Carapace" by Matthew Ryan Frankel, winner of the 2023 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize

May 31 - Matthew Ryan Frankel
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I Can Walk Through Walls But I Can’t Find Love

"Tunneling," a short story by Josh Denslow

May 17 - Josh Denslow
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Reddit, Tell Me Where I Went Wrong

"AITA for Repairing My Neighbor's House?" a short story by Marian Crotty

May 1 - Marian Crotty
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