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Superpower by Josh Denslow

Cody was always getting interrupted. He lurched from sleep, the pale whine of a car alarm buzzing in the background. His feet had escaped the [...]

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God Is in Agriculture by Vincent Scarpa

Tony Granik looks up at the silo, that blue angel of death, then over the acres that reach out as far as drowning arms. It’s [...]

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Modernization by Angela Xu and Peter Tieryas Liu

Modernization, a collaborative text/photography narrative, combines Angela Xu’s images with Peter Tieryas Liu’s words.   Angela Xu is an international photographer who enjoys taking photos [...]

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Long Ago and Oh So Far Away by Meghan Lamb

I have a sudden feeling I could tell you anything. It is not the feeling I created. It is not the same as when we [...]

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Cyberpunk Alaska by Ian Sanquist

If the cow dies, the dwarf and his wife will have to buy their milk at the market. This would be devastating. Of course, the [...]

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Matches and Cigarettes by John Haggerty

One more trip to the store for her cigarettes. He has come to hate the drive, something he found beautiful just months before. Now, the [...]

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Palermo by Michelle Reale

So many things can happen out of the country. Take for instance the indecision inherent in choosing just one flavor from a display of gelato. I [...]

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Painters by Matt Rowan

The police didn’t know how to handle the scene, a family of dead people. They wanted to understand how these people had died, whether it [...]

We’re happy to announce our two nominations for The Micro Award:

Shelagh Johnson’s “Blood Loss”
Vincent Scarpa’s “God Is in Agriculture”

Congratulations to Shelagh and Vincent–both stories deserve every accolade they get.

Only two days stand between us and the new year.

This is where we went in 2011, followed by where we’re going in 2012.

Join us, won’t you?