Fiction

Jellico King once lived in the city. He worked for the Chrysler Electronics plant—first, on the line, welding together distributor parts, and then as an assistant supervisor. Bitsy, his wife,…

Wednesdays, I stare into the Abyss, i.e. staring into a mirror until my face doesn’t look like a face anymore but rather a swirling concoction of lumpy flesh, and then…

[Image: “The Lost Love,” by Bjöks] The Bay Bridge was backed up at five o’clock. Maggie tapped her index fingers against the steering wheel, beating the rubber to some tune…

I don’t know if the great American short story writer Bernard Malamud is a literary figure in danger of suffering neglect or not. But I would like to believe that,…

[Image: Guillermo Kuitca, Sin título] The yawn began several minutes before sundown. He’d returned from work and just finished circling the block around his apartment the exact amount of times…

[Image Credit: Anastasiya Valiulina] Make an illogical jump—dissociation—but, then, imperceptibly—so, quickly—return to render it logical before anyone has seen. In this way, you may seem to improve upon reason. —Lucy Ives,…

[Image: “Untitled,” Cecil Cooper] Her distended belly moved uncomfortably in front of her as she weaved her way  through the bushes. She was on fire. Monica could see the flames licking…

I am moving back to New York City from Georgia, and I have to find a place to live. I decide to stay at an uptown hostel while I look.…

[Image Courtesy of Pinterest] I had been thinking about a re-draft, something I’d wanted to show you: loose strings for you to braid together or to rearrange. I had been…

When they finished talking for the first time, Sara said, “Follow your bliss.” He narrowed his eyes. “Bliss?” “Yeah, it’s just something I say.” She was leaning against the door…

An orange eviction notice sutures the aorta. Vena Cava has four days to re-chamber vessels, veins, arteries and valves from Wessex Estates: Senior Citizen Living Grounds. Tenants filed complaints against…

When you buy a house, no one ever tells you all its secrets. Foundation issues, maybe. A ghastly double murder? That might come up. But the fact that the attic…

[Image: Detail of Mexico 1970 World Cup Poster] By the time we arrived to the game, coach had already laid out our jerseys on the ground. He placed them on…

The bars overflow. The drinkers are legion. On a Friday night, they take their drinks to the sidewalk because there’s no room inside. Smokers add to the numbers. Teenagers and…