Why having good dialogue in that story you’re writing is important!
What’s more difficult than writing a good story? Writing good dialogue. Dialogue is an essential part of every writer’s arsenal. Get it right and it can do wonders for your ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, FridayFlash
LAST LINE — Bethany Bruno
A woman removes obsolete roadside call boxes for the state. But inside the metal shells, people have left what they couldn’t say out loud — and one small object turns ...
Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday
When Your Psychologist Becomes Your Roommate
…you can work and be around people all day and still feel isolated and alone. That’s one of the big motivations for why I started seeing a psychologist about five ...
Art, Arts & Culture, Comics, Essays
The Low Art of Christoph Niemann
To feel more comfortable on the humble side of life: that’s perhaps the mark of a true humorist.
Essays, EssaySaturday, Lifestyle, Travel&Lifestyle
Ramming my head into the computer screen
Dear readers, for those of you weary from the brave expedition that took you to the distant end of my lengthy first post, I have fabulous news: there’s more! ...
Lament of Black Children
A communal voice of resistance and remembrance. Black childhood under threat yet radiant in survival. Each stanza builds from mourning toward hope, blending lyric economy with social weight.
Devil’s Teeth
Out past the headland, an old fisherman rows against the pull of the tide and his own life’s weight. In Devil’s Teeth, Gerri Brightwell renders the sea as both adversary ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, StorySunday
Pompeblêden
In the frozen quiet of Friesland, a farmer waits for the canals to harden — and for his son to return.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, FridayFlash
BURNED
A refugee dinner in postwar New York becomes a haunting reckoning with class, memory, and survival.
The Ultimate Practical Guide to Post-apocalyptic Survival
Lesson 1. Interpersonal Communication. Basics of Housekeeping. Hermit Life. Rebels.
I was awakened by the creaking of the floorboards. The latch can be quietly lifted and ...
Fiction, short story, Story Sunday, StorySunday
The Broken Carnival
The Broken Carnival is a hallucinatory tale of college reunions, hustles, and the fragile search for love and meaning.
The Unseen Battle Within
The Unseen Battle Within is a memoir of masking, late-diagnosed autism and ADHD, and the hidden costs of love and belonging.
Editor's Pick, Story Sunday, StorySunday
The Radio
“It’s early in the morning and I can’t get right. I had a little date with my baby last night. ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Story Sunday
Thieves
In “Thieves,” friendship, paranoia, and secrecy collide when Julia’s new lover raises suspicions in the narrator’s mind. Letters stolen, money missing, and loyalty tested — a delicate, psychological story about ...
Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays, EssaySaturday, Lifestyle, World Series
Kim Ho-Yeon on Homelessness, Memory, and Second Chances | Litro USA
Korean novelist Kim Ho-Yeon reflects on memory, dignity, and homelessness through his bestselling novel. A Litro USA exclusive on second chances.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, FridayFlash
Vide-Grenier
In VIDE-GRENIER, a woman reclaims more than her old house. She reclaims her voice, her fury, her documents, and a tiny sliver of freedom.
A Simple Procedure
From a failed marriage to a job loss and an unexpected twist at a coffee shop, this story highlights the unexpected and often ironic turns life can take.
Editor's Pick, Fiction, short story
The Unfading Inscriptions
Sometimes, the hardest battles are fought within. ‘The Unfading Inscriptions’ is a story of loss, rage, and the quiet power of reclaiming one’s voice
Arts & Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays, World Series
Searching for the Real, Realer, Realest, Fake Miami
A reflective piece that captures the tension of belonging and detachment, an intimate glimpse into life behind the glamorous façade of an iconic destination.
U-S-A dollars!
Two boys stumble into a life-changing discovery during a daring house break-in. A tale of youthful naivety, moral ambiguity, and the ripple effects of desperation, set against a vividly drawn ...