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24/06/2025

A new short story by T Francis Curran, "Nothing Ever Happens," about how much fun middle school on medication is these days!

Melany started taking meds in ninth grade to help her focus. It worked with boys, with the AP curriculum, not so much. She went to the prom with Tony who proposed to her in his tux. She ended their engagement tearfully in college when she met somebody else. Several somebodies actually, plus a year o...

25/02/2025

Check out "There is a Country..." a new surreal short story by Allan Graubard!

A new surreal short story by Allan Graubard, taking you to a place you might wish to vist. Or perhaps not.

27/11/2024

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25/11/2024

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18/10/2024

Here are three book reviews of books that don't exist, and maybe should, but probably shouldn't, by Benjamin Schmitt, writing as Max Fielding

Benjamin Schmitt, "Max Fielding," wrote three "reviews" of three imaginary "books." You'll be glad they don't actually exist - or will you?

20/09/2024

The great Richard Modiano reviews MAMMAL, the great new collection of by Richard Loranger.

Richard Modiano reviews MAMMAL, the new collection of poems by poet Richard Loranger, published by Roof Books.

20/08/2024

Check out "Cannonball, a new short story by Ron Riekki, about working as a nurse in prison, dealing with pedophiles, su***de attempts, overdosing N***s, Hep B & alligators.

Cannonball, a new short story from Ron Riekki, about working as a nurse in a prison - su***de attempts, avoiding Hep B and alligators.

18/07/2024

Somehow, this essay from 1729, "A MODEST PROPOSAL," by Dr. Jonathan Swift, seems eerily relevant. Or maybe I should just listen to Funkadelic's "America Eats Its Young." You be the judge!

From the OG satirist, Dr. Jonathan Swift, here's A MODEST PROPOSAL, from 1729, Dr. Swift's unconventional idea to solve the Irish famine.

20/06/2024

Please check out "Solid Oak," a new short story by Mary Lewis. A harrowing tale of domestic abuse whose ending may just shock you.

"Solid Oak," a new short story by Mary Lewis, a terrifying tale of domestic abuse, whose ending will shock and surprise you!

06/05/2024

Fruit and other poems

"FRUIT," "STRINGS 3" and "SORT OF SAVED-- OR NOT-- (A SORT OF SONNET)", three brand-new poems by poet & musician Rebecca Weiner Tompkins.

06/05/2024

Two Poems by Andrey Filimonov, translated by Anton Yakovlev

Two new (and experimantal) poems by the great contemporary Russian novelist and poet Andrey Filimonov, translated by Anton Yakovlev.

06/05/2024

Check out "Discarded," a new short story by Linda Boroff, about the joys of everyday life in the modern-day sweatshops of Silicon Valley.

A new short story by Linda Boroff, about the joys and delight of working in a modern-day sweat shop, aka the tech world.