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Fiction

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "I'm Sorry Your Daughter Got Eaten by a Cougar"

Hauntings in the aftermath of an animal attack.

Abbey Mei Otis Guernica Magazine Jul 2018 25min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "The King of South Phoenix"

The intersection of climate change and reality TV.

Katie M. Flynn Ninth Letter Jul 2018 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Under the Wave"

A mother and child navigate life after a natural disaster.

Lauren Groff New Yorker Jul 2018 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "My Old College Friend"

Past and present intermingle in various meetings and revelations with an old friend.

Joel Morris Gravel Magazine Jun 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Sakura Trip"

A young lesbian poet's confused love.

Li Zhuang The Collapsar Jun 2018 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Actor"

Encounters and interactions with a semi-famous star.

Brittany Terwilliger Pithead Chapel Jun 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Bottomless Sounds"

The stark realities of nature and nuture.

Allison Kubu Longleaf Review Jun 2018 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Exact Same Prize" (reprint)

A Longform Fiction reprint: The complexities of a grandmother's wish to die.

Carissa Halston Little Fiction Jun 2012 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Ways in Which He Furnished His Apartment"

A life in objects.

Lee Krecklow Necessary Fiction May 2018 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Ringing True"

The lives of a bell maker, a beekeeper, and their observant son.

Alicia Cole Split Lip Magazine May 2018 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Superman"

A Las Vegas hustler hits his lowest point.

Cari Luna Guernica May 2018 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "When the Rain Comes"

With upheaval looming, a college tennis player considers his love, his training, and his own agency.

Brandon Taylor Nat.Brut May 2018 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "A Flawless Silence"

A Chinese-American woman's past and present collide.

Yiyun Li New Yorker Apr 2018 20min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Dropping Dimes"

A basketball player cares for his addicted sister.

Chloe N. Clark BULL Apr 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Having a Catch With Dad Is Much Harder Than Field of Dreams Makes It Out To Be"

Baseball and complicated father/son relationships.

Patrick Walczy Hobart Apr 2018 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "The Drive South"

Two friends wait out a storm in Waffle House on their way to uncertainty.

Sarah Boudreau Longleaf Review Apr 2018 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Bespoke"

The pros and cons of computerized boyfriend models; reposted in honor of the late fabulist Zachary Doss.

Zachary Doss Puerto del Sol Aug 2017 25min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "A Sliver of Blue Ocean"

A beached whale creates a ripple effect in a small fishing village.

Benito Vergara Atticus Review Mar 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Whiskey & Ribbons [Excerpt]"

Family dynamics both real and imagined.

Leesa Cross-Smith Lit Hub Mar 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Railroad Blues"

Small town loneliness, memories, and mistakes.

Jill Talbot Little Fiction Mar 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Love Story In a Movie Theater Where a Loud Man is Smoking a Cigarette"

A theater as the scene of escalating events.

Daniel Paul Necessary Fiction Feb 2018 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Voiceless"

The intersection of life and social media in the future.

Emily Smith Hobart Feb 2018 10min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Stanville"

The interactions of inmates and a teacher at a women's prison.

Rachel Kushner New Yorker Feb 2018 35min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Silk"

Two girls connected by friendship and strange magic.

Gail Aronson The Offing Feb 2018 Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Good Looking Out"

The psychology, interactions, and sadness of a fringe NBA player.

Richard Chiem The Fanzine Jan 2018 15min Permalink

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