Fiction
Fiction
Abe shot himself, first year out of high school. Assholes said he was queer.
Fiction
“Leaving for war, Hayes wept. He didn’t just cry; he wept...”
Short Shorts
His eyes, dark brown and unwavering as he delivered the details.
Story of the Week
I felt that Teddy occupied a range below acceptability, even among boys.
Story of the Week
She closed her mind to all familiar shapes and strained back.
Fiction
Eleanor opened the door to Nick’s bedroom and felt breathless with fury.
Story of the Week
I began to look for evidence of my father’s duplicity in his body.
Story of the Week
Live Dangerously! If you get hurt, the suffering will bring a new being.
Story of the Week
I offer you these outs, and it stings when you take me up on them.
Story of the Week
“Just sex,” I say, and the old feeling is back, the creeping nausea.
Story of the Week
Mel’s roommate was making love. Her friend was making babies.
Story of the Week
He sobbed; he said he would go to therapy, stop drinking.
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Boys called him Lorry Raja and imitated his high-stepping walk.
Story of the Week
He saw the car bearing down and gave it the finger, a snarl on his face.
Story of the Week
He’s walking loopy, so I know he’s been had something besides beer.
Story of the Week
Liz wore a brass wedding ring, and had no marriage certificate to show.
Story of the Week
Over the air conditioner, she hears, unmistakable, the bleating of a siren.
Fiction
Ralph’s children had believed Christine was just after his money.
Fiction
A woman from the next table eyed him and he eyed her right back.
Six-Word Stories
Lovers, a new set of six-word stories from Elizabeth Benedict.
Story of the Week
You’d imagined yourself in the doorway, giving her a knowing look.
Story of the Week
We drove, talking fast, fast, fast. He was always going for my zipper.
Story of the Week
His eyes rested on the trees. By George, it’s like the garden of Eden.
Fiction
Their leader is a badly wounded boy in need of wounding others.
Story of the Week
The baby in her belly is not a sibling, will never be their playmate.
Winter Contest Winners
Idzia is a little monster. For a monster, though, she’s awfully cute.
