Dexter Fox By Joel Tagert By Ali Hoff Published Issue 095, November 2021 “I forgot you were dexter,” Lissa said as she watched her half-brother coiling the rope he’d been using to suspend their food in a tree. She laughed. “Isn’t that what they used to call you in school?” “I can’t remember,” Ten muttered, […]
Down To Brass Tacks By Brian Polk Art contributions by Mark Mothersbaugh & S. Putnik Published Issue 095, November 2021 We Should Take A Cue From The English And Call Our City Denver-Upon-Platte Kingston-upon-Hull, Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne — the English sure know how to name their cities. It just sounds so dignified to be “upon” something.
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Short Fiction For The Busy, The Easily Distracted, And The People Who Don’t Ordinarily Read Fiction By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 094, October 2021 I Drank 10 Drinks At The Sober Bar And Was Way Too Hydrated To Fuck “These sober drinks can sure pack a punch,” I told my potential
JANG! JANG! JANG! RANG THE HAMMERS IN THE RAIN. JANG! JANG! JANG! CLANGED THE LINKS OF BLOODY CHAIN. JANG! BANGED THE BOOMERANG BOUNCING IN HER BRAIN. JANG! SANG THE KANGAROO – Something touched her shoulder. In a fever dream of manacles and red rock, Naoko surged upward, grabbing for the throat. The intruder gagged, falling
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Her Lonely Work By Joel Tagert Art by Jason White Published Issue 093, September 2021 The Hive is doing its work and its workers are happy. The three present hum together faintly as they turn on the paralyzer. The eyes of the human child in the bed flutter open as she wakes. This is an
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Million Dollar Ideas By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 093, September 2021 Over the years, I’ve had several ideas that would have earned me millions of dollars if I had any sort of follow-through whatsoever. In my own head — where my “follow-through” skills are on point — these ideas have allowed
The Purp By Joel Tagert Art by Dave Danzara Published Issue 092, August 2021 The doomsayers crowded the corners but between them there was no agreement. NEW YORK WILL DROWN, read one sign. NUCLEAR WAR 10/21/35, said another. Still others mentioned plagues, droughts, assassinations, but no one took them seriously. Everyone knew the really
Single Sentence Fiction For People Who Really Don’t Enjoy Reading By Brian Polk Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 092, August 2021 My Attempt To Become More Cultured By Listening To Opera Lasted Two Minutes Turns out, I really don’t like opera, and there’s simply nothing I can do about that. I’m Doing A Crossword
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Grandmother Releases Her Ward By Joel Tagert Art by Graham Franciose Published Issue 090, June 2021 Yehl tried to find a time when Grandmother was alone, but this was rare, and so despite his efforts her eldest daughter was there also in the longhouse. After making a gift of a small clay pot of black
