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“13 is Too Young to Start Drinking” and “If Praying Works”
13 is Too Young to Start Drinking When it comes to how others perceive you research says it generally takes five positive things to outweigh one…
6 to 6: The Jumping-Off Place
James was short and skinny, with a peninsula of purple eczema running along his right forearm. He had gray stubble on his chin and eyes which crossed…
“Death is a Light-Filled Bell,” “Posthumous,” “Untitled II,” and Other Poems
Death is a Light-Filled Bell The sun is an artifact, so foreign to the interrogated walls of my body. In a row of flooded subtemples, lush with…
The Chain Forged in Life
The man watched as Bob crammed the remainder of his hamburger into his mouth and switched on the television. He knew Bob was thinking there was…
Terror House Radio, Episode #5: Ten Years of Beer (with Reagan Cox)
On this episode of Terror House Radio, Matt Forney and Bryden Proctor welcome back Reagan Cox to discuss the 2010's: the best, the worst, and…
“Black Taisui” by Oobmab
translated by Arthur Meursault Residents of Qingdao or attentive followers of local news may have heard of the affair I wish to discuss. On the 14th…
Remembering the Catman, Part 2
III. Santa, or the catman, was sitting on the wooden bench three days after our first meeting, when Mother and I were coming back from the post…
In the Shadow of the Belt, Chapter 7: Again, the Transience of Being, Part 1
Sasha, Eat It! What woman does not dream to see her child strong, vigorous, and healthy? Such, probably, does not happen. My aunt---my mother's…
“Permafrost” and “Amor Flat, Utah”
Permafrost Matisse fired Jesus on the spot: “I cannot work wiss sush a self-important model! Bring your daddy issues somewhere else!” He brightened…
The Islands Tell of It, Chapter 7: Althea’s Run
Althea Roberts, to anyone who would first lay eyes on her, was an African-American beauty possessing a high caliber of physical attributes bestowed…
