“Crucifix, FL” by JR Walsh “Nature” by Ross McMeekin “Johnny Kubecka” by Jo Varnish “Broken Keys” by Jennifer Fliss “Waiting on the Train to Glenwood” by Evan James Sheldon
Words From The Other Side
Best Microfiction 2022 Nominations
“Later” by Francine Witte “First Class” by Len Kuntz “Bluebeard’s Third Wife” by Epiphany Ferrell “Love Me Tonight” by MFC Feeley “Geneva” by Mike Lee “Riding Bikes Without Training Wheels” by Jennifer Todhunter
Pushcart Prize Nominations
This year’s nominees: Crucifix, FL by JR Walsh Nature by Ross McMeekin Johnny Kubecka by Jo Varnish Broken Keys by Jennifer Fliss Communion by Gay Gedani Waiting on the Train to Glenwood by Evan James Sheldon
Ghost Parachute: Five Years of Accelerating Flash
I get a little thrill on the first of the month when I see Ghost Parachute post on my timeline: “The <insert month> issue is here!” It’s such an easy click though on the gorgeous artwork to explore the handful of new stories, finding writers old and new, and discovering a line, an image, an […]
Dexter, The Lumberjack Years
We were all disappointed in Showtime’s ending for the Dexter series, starring Michael C. Hall. Years ago, John King (The Drunken Odyssey Podcast) held a fan fiction night in downtown Orlando. This is the piece I read that night. And given the latest announcement of the Dexter reboot (see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA-oCTUrNfE ), we’d like to share The […]
The Thing About Grief
Last month, my son came to visit and was home for all of an hour when he received a devastating phone call, news that would send him into the kind of hysterics I’ve never witnessed. He was half shrieking, half screaming. He was punching walls. Hyperventilating. Pacing in broken circles. Mashing fists into his face. […]