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Who is Quizmo Cartada
“Who Is Quizmo Cartada?” by Alma Alexander It was the last day of the year and things had piled up. My secretary, Edith Brownlow, had gone on “leave of absence” back in October, and by this stage (3:58 PM on … Continue reading
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The Blacksmith
The Blacksmith by Jared Zygarlicke Birdsong joined the morning symphony, alongside the millings about of everyday humans. Carts and horses. Leather boots and mud. Children calling to friends or being chastised by their elders. Delicate sunlight snaked through tall Scots … Continue reading
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Cultural Sensitivity Tips for Visiting the Authentic Human Restaurant
Cultural Sensitivity Tips for Visiting the Authentic Human Restaurant By Marie Vibbert Welcome, sapient diner! Thank you for your interest in Pizza Taco Subs. Here are just a few tips to help you get the most out of your visit. … Continue reading
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“Animal Eschatology” by CP Nwankwo
CP Nwankwo Animal Eschatology when the dog dies, silence drifts like a reed basket down the stream; grief returns like a bark swallowed by shaped stones. they say there’s a domestic city where the spirit of beasts gathers beneath green’s … Continue reading
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“The Truth About Wings” by M. Frost
M. Frost The Truth About Wings On a rocket ship …………………………………………..in space, you learn the truth about wings,…………. how air, not gravity, achieves flight, …………………………………………………………………………….still the birds disoriented, the down and the up without the weight of sky ………………………………………………………………….windless ……………………………………………………….reflection … Continue reading
“Foiled” by Anna Cates
Anna Cates Foiled Ploys uncoil, rattle into sordid reality. Stars sink in the muck pond’s midnight stink, where toads gloat, cold and dark, and old trees creak how demons goad the wayward on. Electric charge tingles, lifts dusky locks, the … Continue reading
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The Memory Dealer
The Memory Dealer by Katharine Tyndall There is a wash of water, the floor rears up to the darkening sky, screams sound amidst the churning seawater, a cold crackle of ice splitting, and I am falling. I am being swallowed … Continue reading
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“Geometry” by Stephanie Smith
Stephanie Smith Geometry The moon glides by on ice skates across a frozen sky Everything here is crystalline Still and perfect like geometry An entity that has known this world for eons Known its secrets It whispers equations in the … Continue reading
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“Naming Animals” by John C. Mannone
John C. Mannone Naming Animals There are animals in the sky. See those that lurk in the house of stars where there are stories that I heard in a dream —beyond the knowing of fire and light, each star, a … Continue reading
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Tethered to You
Tethered to You by Anne Wilkins When we meet again, you slam me with your hand, splattering my internal organs across your thigh. It was my fault really—the smell of you had been too strong, the animal instincts had kicked … Continue reading
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