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Here, Kitty Kitty! Part 1
I. “Dolby!” Mom calls. I am bored anyways. Spent all day stalking squirrels and chipmunks. And I am tired. Hungry, too. Buuuuut I don’t know if I…
The Shadow Man
I stare down at the target with cold detachment as a halo of blood pools around the fucker’s head. I raise the gun and fire again---the sound of the…
Revenge on a Platter, Part 5: Vengeance is a Woman Who Settles Up Her Own Tab
IX. Jax stood over my terrified sister, laughing and taunting her. “I’ve been looking for you, Rosie. Thinking about you, too.” He grabbed his crotch…
Zoe Raises the Dead
Zoe was seven when she realized she could make dead things wake up. She was in the woods behind her grandfather's house, the only part of her…
The Ally
John gets out of bed and turns on the computer. He goes to Facebook. His page Facebook profile says “BRODY WELLINGTON. Pronouns: he/she/them/they.…
“Emergency Room Ruminations,” “Worse Than They Deserve,” and “Reading Habits”
Emergency Room Ruminations He’s at, Friendship Hospital, For Animals, With his dear, Little London, This is, A place, He never, Wants, To be. Worse…
Black and Blue
The old man wakes up and once again refuses to come to terms with the reality of his battered knees and gnarled fingers and perpetual bloat.…
The Sayings of Cinesias: A Manuscript, Part 1
I found the strangest book in the library today. I was browsing in the stacks, just trying to avoid going back to my apartment. It’s a cold day, and…
Other Dog Rapists
“Too close for comfort?” “That’s not it.” A ripe-red, double-winged, dizzy maple key lands in Craig’s green table condiment. Craig flinches. An…
Bukowski, King of the Bums
A lot of writers bash Bukowski. It’s almost a sport, a very easy sport. Like kickball. No, Bukowski is not the pinnacle. Yes, Bukowski-worship is…
