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Stories of the Week: 2025

  • Donette Plaisance

    They had been good girls. They stood by him when he killed a man.

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  • Guadalupe Nettel

    The little door would appear in my mind’s eye, except that now it was ajar.

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  • Richard Zabel

    His eyes always astonish her. Iridescent blue, flecked with black. Her husband was gone, two years later than she should’ve thrown him out.

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  • Linda Bernal

    Hurricane Ian was bearing down on us. Jack wanted to stay and ride it out. I was passed out on the floor, the TV on, when Ian made landfall.

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  • Ben Weise

    He showered, shaved, put on a clean shirt, then lay down to die.

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  • A. T. Steel

    Her wide and vicious mouth blossomed into a savage smile.

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  • Marcy Kelly

    The road is covered with lake water that reaches Gloria’s calves.

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Stories of the Week: 2025

Story of the Week

  • Linda BernalHurricane Ian
  • Maryanne ChrisantFaith
  • Jennifer DelgadilloHidalga
  • Marcy KellySeek Higher Ground
  • Guadalupe NettelThe Pink Door
  • Donette PlaisanceYou Don’t Know What’s Good
  • Daniel PopePeaches
  • Andrew PorterVictor
  • A. T. SteelHoney Buns and Cream Soda
    in the Stairwell
  • Barbara TrachtenbergFingerprints
  • Ben WeiseMeeting at the Gate
  • Richard ZabelWeight
  • Claire Xingying ZhangLoves Me, Loves Me Not

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