Flash Frog
Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch.
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Eugenia by Susan Holcomb
She’s a poet and a bass guitarist, the coolest in my LA mommies group, and someday soon: a breakout late-in-life pop star. “I could be like a female Leonard Cohen,” she tells me one day at the park. She’s turning thirty-nine this year but… Continue Reading “Eugenia by Susan Holcomb”
The Bright Jars of Our Bodies by Sara Hills
When we run out of nice things to say to each other, Gil and I watch TV like we’re each just a brain in a jar, sitting side by side. Except instead of brains we’re hearts. And by hearts, I mean sex organs. And… Continue Reading “The Bright Jars of Our Bodies by Sara Hills”
Snow by Sophie Castro
It starts snowing at eleven, soft flurries that turn thick by noon, the kind of snow Christmas movies recreate with shaved soap and synthetic chemicals. By one, the grass is covered, white powder builds on the branches of towering trees, and maintenance trucks sprinkle… Continue Reading “Snow by Sophie Castro”
Through the Ventral Surface by Mizuki Yamagen
The frog doesn’t move. Not for a long time. Its skin is the green of river glass, shimmering like a puddle after rain—light fractured across something thin and soft. The ventral surface is pale and transparent on a damp leaf, heart pulsing, small and… Continue Reading “Through the Ventral Surface by Mizuki Yamagen”
Take and Eat by Julia Breitkreutz
My little brother pinches off a big piece from the Body of Christ, plops it right on his tongue, and clamps his mouth shut. Mr. Dean chuckles and shakes his head before offering the Body of Christ to the family beside us. I grab… Continue Reading “Take and Eat by Julia Breitkreutz”
Bad Guy by Amy Allen
Every town’s got one. He keeps a beat-up grey Oldsmobile parked at an abandoned gas station in the center of town. No one’s ever seen him drive it—he hovers around it like home base. You remember pointing out your passenger window when you were… Continue Reading “Bad Guy by Amy Allen”
Eat You Up by Laura Leigh Morris
The baby stares at the ceiling fan, content for the moment. I slump on the couch, afraid any movement will make her cry. My stomach growls. I can’t remember my last full meal. Days blur together. My mouth waters at the sight of her… Continue Reading “Eat You Up by Laura Leigh Morris”
We Found a Dead Body by Bodhi Jet Atkinson
We found it by a dirt track that ran next to a lagoon. We found it walking to a school dance. We found it, I’m told, in Southern Gothic ways. The lagoon was full of eels, as well as manure and pesticides from a… Continue Reading “We Found a Dead Body by Bodhi Jet Atkinson”
No Saviors by Sarah Bradley
You’re sixteen today, but no one told your stomach. For breakfast you had black coffee. For lunch you had a bag of cheddar and sour cream Ruffles and a Hawaiian Punch from the vending machines at school. Also the red part of Caleb’s Bomb… Continue Reading “No Saviors by Sarah Bradley”
Come on Down! by Julia Strayer
My ex doesn’t know he’s my ex. I just packed and left. Headed east for an hour. It’s close to midnight and I’m cruising through a one-light town in his old Crown Vic on the way from nowhere to someplace better and I spot… Continue Reading “Come on Down! by Julia Strayer”