PROSE | Puerto del Sol

3 days ago
4 min

NONFICTION | How to Organize Your Thoughts

If you haven’t thought it in a year, throw it out. Ditto if it is out of style, has holes in it, or doesn’t fit you. It may have never...

Josh McColough

5 days ago
2 min

FLASH FICTION | Resurfacing

Well, I just…. I really don’t understand how a healthy person—a strong swimmer—jumps into a body of water and does not resurface.

Puerto del Sol

May 5
9 min

FICCIÓN | A Note on Limpias

A million smaller limpias followed that. And a daily limpia was required in 2020.

S. Frederic Liss

Apr 16
25 min

FICTION | Buried Along With Her Name

Heidi wished she had been conceived at a Beatles movie, preferably Yellow Submarine, or to a Beatles song, preferably Eleanor Rigby

Shareen K. Murayama

Apr 14
2 min

FLASH FICTION | Exoskeleton

Do you wonder why some words hum violent and moist? exclusive.ditch.alcoholic.undersea. out of reach.

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NONFICTION | How to Organize Your Thoughts

FLASH FICTION | Resurfacing

FICCIÓN | A Note on Limpias

FICTION | Buried Along With Her Name

FLASH FICTION | Exoskeleton

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