Shanti Ariker is a writer by night and a lawyer by day. Her work has appeared in Simpsonistas […]

Every week, no matter what, she slowly savored her donut. We remaining students were like a pack of dogs, ravishing the morsel of food we took, then sadly eyeing her while she ate her share daintily, picking at little bits of donut, listening to the Cantor’s stories and dabbing her mouth with her napkin.

Jack Harrell enjoys progressive rock and metal music, birdwatching, and the history of the English language. He is […]

He sat with the body for a long time, thinking about his last move. After a while, he took the tattoo kit from his bag and sat at the table. He placed the items before him and rolled up his sleeves. He gazed at the tiny stars on each arm, counting them, recalling the deeds behind them. But there was no way to balance it.

Maureen Clark’s first book “This Insatiable August” was released by Signature Books in 2024. She has been nominated […]

I wait for the goddess of mercy
the one who perceives\the sounds of the world\which means she might hear me

Marco Daniele was born and lives in Italy, where he teaches literary subjects in junior high school. He […]

I will endure martyrdom, Kojirō tells himself, before they hit him on the back of the head. This time the blow is strong, he even hears the bone in his skull creaking. Ah, if God were merciful I would die instantly! he still says, but no mercy comes to him from heaven as he rolls to the ground.

Shoshauna Shy’s short stories and flash fiction have recently appeared in the public arena courtesy of  Literary Hatchet, […]

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