Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Daddy Thing"
A young girl befriends a vampire bat.
Electric Literature
Fiction Pick of the Week: "An Extravaganza in Two Acts"
An arrangement of convenience in early 20th century Alaska.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Last Night"
A woman examines her suicidal past.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Answer"
A man heads to Key West in a quest for sobriety.
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The Adventure Of the Space Traveler
After accidentally casting himself adrift in space, an astronaut's mind wanders over varied paths.
"According to his calculations, Barington had now been adrift in space for three months. This figure was based on his sleep schedule, which, although inexact, was his only possible point of reference. Whenever he determined that a day had passed, he reached up into his helmet and marked the inside of his visor with a tally, using a wax pencil he had found in his suit’s utility compartment. After the accumulation of seven tallies, he erased them with his thumb and drew a W for Week."
