Flash Frog
Small. Brightly colored. Deadly to the touch.
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The Day You Lost Your Lunch and Your Grandmother’s Shawl on the Tilt-a-Whirl by Theresa Boyar
Later, you will realize it was all part of the fortune-teller’s ploy, the way he looked at you across the crowd and tilted his immense, dark beard in that way, as if to say, “Whoa! There’s a lot going on in that girl’s future!”… Continue Reading “The Day You Lost Your Lunch and Your Grandmother’s Shawl on the Tilt-a-Whirl by Theresa Boyar”
Inside Voices by Sarah Perrin
I wake up in the walls. I am watching them serve dinner, this family of four, from behind pine-scented wood paneling. A worm nudges past my cheek and something crawls over my toes as they spoon peas and tong shredded romaine onto plates, each… Continue Reading “Inside Voices by Sarah Perrin”
A City by an Ocean with a Plant by a Window, and a Cat by Emily Rinkema
Kelly’s drunk enough when they get to Applebee’s that she has to lean on Cam to stay upright and her head turns faster than her eyes which isn’t all that fast since she has to think about it, will it to turn to the… Continue Reading “A City by an Ocean with a Plant by a Window, and a Cat by Emily Rinkema”
the house by the dead end by Nadia Born
has been under construction for years so we creep in one summer, just you and me, during that margin of dusk when everything is strange. the pavement has barely cooled and my hair’s still dark-wet from a shower and you’re lighting a cigarette in… Continue Reading “the house by the dead end by Nadia Born”
When the rain comes by Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez
we don’t imagine we’ll drown. We feel every fat raindrop on our scalp as we hurry to class, to work, to the market. Our children jump in puddles, soaking the bottom of their pants. We hold the umbrellas over our abuelitas, our lolos, our… Continue Reading “When the rain comes by Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez”
Imogen, Hector, & the Squirrel by Zelda Knapp
Oh. The leaves were teeth. Imogen stopped walking, the squeak of her sneakers against asphalt suddenly quiet. It must have rained the night before because the squirrel’s face, a rictus of death and pain, was soaked. Brown and jutting out of the open mouth,… Continue Reading “Imogen, Hector, & the Squirrel by Zelda Knapp”
Dalmatians by Natalie Warther
He had six Dalmatians, all names starting with the letter “L.” Lulu, Leon, Leonard, Lupe, Lukas, and Little. I asked why “L” and he said he liked the shape the letter made– two lines coming together. “Before they were firefighting dogs, they’d run alongside… Continue Reading “Dalmatians by Natalie Warther”
Gorilla gorilla gorilla by Sara Hills
When Gladys the gorilla starts to touch herself, I’m in the gorilla house watching Bernice tongue a peach candy into the ball of her cheek. We’re wearing matching pink coats and handing out gorilla-stickered candy, two by two, to the third group of children… Continue Reading “Gorilla gorilla gorilla by Sara Hills”
Materials Needed by Kyle Weik
*THE BLUE FROG 1st PLACE WINNER* Introduction by Guest Judge GINA CHUNG In the deeply affecting “Materials Needed,” an adolescent protagonist gradually comes to an understanding of their queerness as well as their desire to become an artist. I felt increasingly devastated by this… Continue Reading “Materials Needed by Kyle Weik”
The Third by Alison Morretta
*THE BLUE FROG 2nd PLACE WINNER* When attempting to navigate the perilous waters of a threesome, there is only one way to ensure safe passage: you must always be the third. The third is new and exciting—a bright, shiny toy. It is objectification in… Continue Reading “The Third by Alison Morretta”