Karin Tidbeck | Starfish
On the third day of the sightseeing trip, among walrus-laden icebergs, they run into slurry. At the fore, Skipper sticks a boat hook into the water. “There are plenty of critters here,” he says. “It’s...
23 Helmi 201623min
Sarah Pinsker | Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea
The rock star washed ashore at high tide. Earlier in the day, Bay had seen something bobbing far out in the water. Remnant of a rowboat, perhaps, or something better. She waited until the tide ebbed, ...
16 Helmi 20161h 7min
Jeremiah Tolbert | Not by Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass
The scent of fresh lilacs and the boom of a cannon shot muffled by distance prefaced the arrival of the rabbit hole. Louisa jerked upright in her seat, and her book fell from her lap to slap against t...
9 Helmi 201640min
Rachael K. Jones | Charlotte Incorporated
At night she pores over the corpus catalogues online: Incorporated Incorporated, Modern Anatomy, and Shoulders, Knees, & Toes. She weighs the merits of femur length and belly fat, redundant kidneys, a...
2 Helmi 201633min
Keith Brooke | Beyond the Heliopause
As soon as the recorded message pinged in her peripheral vision, she accepted and listened to the call on her cochlear implant. “Suzanne, I need to see you. It’s urgent. I . . . well, I’ll tell you wh...
26 Tammi 201647min
Kat Howard | Maiden, Hunter, Beast
She had never intended to be a nineteen-year-old virgin. She wasn’t opposed to the idea of sex, didn’t think the simple act of having sex with someone had to be a big deal, and sure, she went to Mass ...
19 Tammi 201622min
JY Yang | Secondhand Bodies
“Admit it, the only option left for that body is getting rid of it.” Cousin Aloysius says this as he sprawls uninvited along the length of my bed, and I hate him for that. | Copyright 2016 by JY Yang....
12 Tammi 201657min
Will McIntosh | The Savannah Liars Tour
My essence, my soul, whatever you wanted to call it, burst into that place beyond places. After dozens of trips, the ecstasy of the reverse-explosion was as intense as the first time. | Copyright 2016...
5 Tammi 201632min
