In this story we breathe the intimacy of a sensual, gritty city
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A stormy sky, birds in brutal combat, and a life likened to muddy puddles—a haunting reflection on existence and forgotten moments.
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“We’re already in it, aren’t we.”- Rita
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In the dim glow of the club, amidst the ephemeral exchanges and the facade of names, a portrait of divine adoration is crafted, revealing the sacred within the profane.
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She’d see them up there, with those cool lasers shining out of their eyes and lighting up the labels of these awesome records no one had ever heard of, and ...
Can you own the dead? ‘Well?’ she asks, studying the small yellow teeth. ‘Can you?
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And so the creatures watch me watching you watching the doctor and his wife.
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In the silence of the back bedroom, his sobs were a testimony to a life altered by negligence, a reminder of the cost paid in human lives for industrial progress. ...
A campfire wavers up ahead and from the dark, her husband’s arm envelopes her. Together, they cross the bridge spanning the strand of dusky water. Swaying. His hand is braided ...
In a tale of survival and unforeseen consequences, children stranded on a lush, ring-shaped island discover the delicate balance between nature’s bounty and its limits. Their journey from innocence to ...
Discover the complex bond of tradition and change through Ruth’s shrimp preparation, inherited from her mother yet challenged by her daughter’s ethical views, delving into generational shifts and the ...
A story in which personal catastrophe is aggravated by climate catastrophe.
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Fields, ferries, and the price of a promise unfulfilled. Pickin Season by Donna Obeid.
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My hair twists into knots of clouds and my brother frees them his fingers a silver comb. May Day 1969 by Roberta Beary
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Traffic delays, and an awkward lunch make for an unconventional date, unveiling unexpected connections between two strangers.
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An old professor’s love of literature becomes perilous in ‘Alexandria’ by Samuel Cherry
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Daring escapades, secrets, and betrayal unfold as Jess flees a turbulent past, haunted by T’s influence. Can she escape again?
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It is a pleasure to announce Litro’s nominations for the annual Best Small Fictions anthology. Congratulations to this year’s nominees.
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“Suddenly, he was overcome with the desire to lose himself in the clouds, the need to see nothing anymore, the wish to guess everything.” Ndama Ntambu by Landa Wo.
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You can have anything you want, Honey, says Grandma, don’t mind your mother, who picks up her coffee and drinks it like she’s stopping a scream.
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