Tag Archives: Short Stories

The Liza Registers

An elderly cashier hears voices coming from the electronic self-checkout machines. Continue reading

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Bye, Odessy

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After an unnamed disaster sweeps the world, a child befriends the inhabitants of a parking garage. Continue reading

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The Gun Was Real

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A boy and his grandfather uncover something inhuman in the forest. Continue reading

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Ramshackle Days

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Ramshackle days. You’re on a train, in a car, riding a bike, a bus, a plane, anything, and something jostles and makes a noise that you associate with cheap plastic and dead toys. The train car sways violently, the plane … Continue reading

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Winners Win

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Poverty is a mindset. Elevate your life. Continue reading

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Strut

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A telepath leaps into a mind full of unimaginable horror. Continue reading

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Thinner #10 General Family Dollar Tree

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It’s time to take a stand in my life, and squid-gods, drugstore employees and fucking Santa Claus will not stop me from eating uncooked microwavable food.  Continue reading

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I’m Friday the 13th

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I’m  Friday the 13th. I’m the baddest of bad luck. Black cats and broken mirrors like left jabs and right straights from Muhammad Ali. Continue reading

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New Fiction: by Alexander Olson — New Pop Lit

New talent? WHO is devoted to new writing talent? WE are! As we seek to move the center of literature out of the golden island of Manhattan, we’re hearing from new writers from the heartland of this country. Our plan: … Continue reading

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This Is It, Then

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Dad built a bunker and then the world ended, but I’m a teenager and hanging with my parents is lame. Continue reading

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