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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Suspicious Minds
The audience members are on their feet, applauding with categorical enthusiasm.
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#TuesdayTales, Editor's Pick, Fiction
Ring
If I call you, you’ll say, hello, I’ll say, hi mum, it’s me, Catherine, then you’ll hang up.
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Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
Potency
‘I’m afraid there’s been another incident with your father.’ David remains motionless, hoping the information, like a wasp at a picnic, will bother someone else. Following the previous complaint, he ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Tutee
Sharon was usually waiting for me outside her front door. She said the sound of the doorbell woke her dad up. It was a comfort that she was as I ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
To my esteemed co-parent
So dear Paloma, I know my voice messages can ramble but I need to talk. About our daughter. Maybe you’ve noticed on your weekends – she’s blooming, right? It’s amazing: ...
Editor's Pick, Essay, Essay Saturday
Our Shared Neuroses
Sitting in the Cricketers pub, I listened as Grandma asked me whether I typically experienced difficulties “passing stools.” She seemed disappointed when I told her, “No, I didn’t.” I was ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Best,
Part I
Denver had found himself too old rather suddenly. As if his body aged without him knowing.
It took him a while to notice. It wasn’t the gray hair; that had ...
#TuesdayTales, Editor's Pick, Fiction
Alexa, How Far to Destin?
Green is the color of the icing on my brother, Jeffy’s chocolate cake. It’s also the color of his entire face now after he let it drop into the middle ...
#TuesdayTales, Editor's Pick, Fiction
This could be true
Gahanna, OH. Photo by Paul Sableman.
“Every true story ends in death.”
Part I
This is not a true story, but some parts really ...