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Ghostwritten
I am reading an anthology of short stories, 700 pages worth. I haven’t finished a single one. They are all the same, about rich girls sitting in…
Laughing at the Sky
Suddenly the sky turned black. Not a good sign, Braddock thought, fearing it might clash with his brightly-colored dinner jacket. “What about Sarah?”…
Tech and Design
On the first day of class, Mr. Puccini lost control. He began with an awkward icebreaker: each student was asked to name one piece of engineering…
Her Special Place
There is a special place in her neighborhood community park where Ami Xochitl-Nigeria-Rubenstein-Ferrol does her daily meditation. She is a very…
Blockhead
Chopin cradled the gun in his gnarled hands and practiced working his mangled fingers with damaged nerves on how he would the trigger on Chuck. That…
“Monologue of a Woman Whose Voice Breaks Like an Earthenware Void of Water” and “The Coastal Boy”
Monologue of a Woman Whose Voice Breaks Like an Earthenware Void of Water I. Perhaps, the beginning of my brokenness is when I start asking some…
On Apology and Sea Lions
“What is the most important moment of your life?” If someone asked Phil, he would probably describe this scene to them. In fact, it was only later…
Worth the Trip
My friend Dido, who is smarter than Poet, tells me that this figurative monument is worth more than a song. That for him, its meaning clearly is:…
A Cocked and Locked Christmas, Part 3
December 24th, 8:20 AM Oh God, I’m late! I’m late! Sophia burst out of her bathroom and rushed back to her bedroom to get dressed. She put on her…
Full Moon Reaction Out Now: Buy it for 40% Off This Weekend Only
Terror House Press is pleased to announce the release of its 33rd book: Full Moon Reaction by Justin Geoffrey. Full Moon Reaction is a sardonic and…
