Fiction – Year VII – Number 52 – December 2021

    THE LAUNDROMAT by Riven Wren

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    Lilith stood folding her laundry, ignoring the dampness in favor of saving herself another five dollars. A thickness hung in the air, muggy with humidity. She’d barely noticed it by then, having grown accustomed...

    SAKURA by Anthony Musca

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                Visiting Tokyo has always been a dream of mine. I’m a foreigner, but this place doesn’t feel foreign at all. Even though I’m jet-lagged with baggy eyes and two hours of sleep, seeing...

    SIXTY MINUTES TO SUNDOWN by Daniel Rothman

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    The Thompson gang gathered upon a hill overlooking the desert valley beneath them. Monroe, the hardened leader of the gang, was polishing his revolver and reviewing his plans for their big score. He looked...

    THE HOLE by George D. Lopdrup

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    A screech sliced the sultry night silence.  Human, monkey, or bird?  “Get off me!” Steve cried as he strained to clench his ankle.  Yup, definitely human. “If only you had landed on your big butt, your stupid...

    UNFAIR EXCHANGE by Skyler Thornberry

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    He walks away to prep. Coming back with the stenciled tattoo. “It looks awesome!” He places it on my right side. The rose surrounded by thorns was an awesome idea. The tattoo looks more...

    FLASH FICTION TWO by Alex Brabston

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    The smell of a strong cup of jo lingers in the air, permeating my nostrils and filling the room like a noxious gas; a reminder of the mornings I’d wake up to breakfast in...

    TEDDY BEAR by Grace Bannon

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    Teddy Bear He's almost stitched up! The head was stuffed with cotton to reveal his plastered smile. Mommy said she would make his body more huggable for me, so she shoved feathers along the cotton...

    FOOD FOR THOUGHTS OF THE OVERCOOKED by Chloe Komesarook

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    The pasta is curling around her finger like a well-trained snake. She’s supposed to eat it, but instead she’s teaching it to obey, because she is the master of nature. She wants to be the...

    INSEPARABLE by Juan Sanchez

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        In a large room stood an extravagant man. Behind and in front of him was the entrance to a hallway. Surrounding the man was a group of people who are armed with spears,...

    BRING ME THE HEAD OF QUICK CLINT by Tyler Partnow

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                Dust, dirt and the musk of the breeze. For a short while, all was silent. The hushed breaths of those gathered nearby made hardly any difference. Suddenly, the silence was interrupted by the...