PUBLISHED FICTION

By Dan Keeble -- The cracked wind-weathered fingers of Viktor’s left hand swung the time-worn violin under his jaw. The bristles on his...

By Ben Nardolilli -- The open windows and two fans oscillating over Adam’s body were not enough. Adam pulled up his blanket and liberated...

By James P Hanley -- “Don’t hang up on me, Emily.” “Why are you calling, Roger?” Remember, the judge ruling on our divorce recommended we...

By Freddy Herrera JR -- Paul: Hey guys, I am Paul. The company sent me to help Hector develop the Mars colony. Hal: Hey, I am Hal. I...

By Daisy Sanchez [Winner: Best of Show] -- I knew those woods like the back of my hand, you could ask anyone I knew. I spent so many of...

By Matthew Spence -- There. Somebody had finally said the last word, and thankfully someone besides him. The aftermath of it hung in the...

By C.W. Bryan -- I have a small collection of white rocks. The rocks are relatively round. Some of them are squared off, or jagged. Some...

By Andy Nguyen -- My youth was filled with color, I used to run with my friends around the city. We used to tag so many of the walls, the...

By Adelle Sepulveda -- Chevon skims through the email she’s sending her supervisor for the nth time. Celeste Barrera is a snob when it...

By Sarah Das Gupta -- Scene: The Manor of Farleigh 1475 -- Alaric sat up in bed to the raucous sound of the cock crowing. The straw...

By Mark Russ -- “I’m not going to make it!” Jeb yelled at Lenore. His skis and poles were clasped in both hands at odd angles. He...

By Brian Robertson -- On a cold, gray spring morning, a young knight walks through their starving small town, plagued with death from the...

By Daisy Sanchez -- It was a warm, and sunny March afternoon. The sunlight was falling through the pane glass window onto the linoleum...

By Maggie Nerz Iribarne -- On her way through the familiar lobby, Margaret passed Superintendent Kevin, or K-man, as Phil used to call...

By J.B. Cornelius -- Curtis went to Walmart to buy valve-stem caps for his tires. On impulse, he also grabbed a pack of chewing gum at...

By J.B. Cornelius -- My first cousin blesses her phone before she answers it. This takes a while—exactly three rings. She also flips the...

By DC Diamondopolous -- Drunk and stoned, Scott staggered out the door of the Whisky a Go Go and into the night. A blurred neon sign from...

By B. B. Schaikes [Winner: 1st Place] -- I was devoted to the practice of going to Starbucks at 5 a.m. every Sunday morning and sitting...

By Michael B. Schwartz [Winner: 2nd Place] -- Charles made sure he placed his basket on the table the night before. There was no way he...

By Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi [Winner: 3rd Place] -- Heart pumping faster than her legs, she feared she might kill her mother, feared her...