“The Human in Me”: A Haunted Passages Nonfiction Essay by Amanda Gaines

THE ROOM WAS STACKED FLOOR to ceiling with antique dolls. It was the summer of my senior year of … More

“Lux”: A Bad Survivalist Flash Fiction by April Bradley

CLAREY SITS ON THE TOILET in the shine of the morning and studies the crotch of her panties. The … More

fruit i adopt a cat from the shelter,then forget it in a box.the way it stareswhen i remember. the … More

I LIFTED THE VEIL AND saw ten-thousand writhing maggots. I had found an old, white sheep lying on her … More

The WXXT Program Guide is a monthly chapbook subscription service that chronicles the strange goings on in and around small-town … More

MY DOUBLE IS BORED; I tell him it’s not my fault—he still looks at me judgmentally.So we have a … More

The legend is that a bus from the insane asylum crashed near the bridge and patients escaped. One patient … More

In which the monster emerged sludgehearted and fond of hares.And triplets were born of a wish that blew itself … More

MY MOTHER CARRIED BRIGHT COLORED candies with her everywhere. Usually Skittles or M&M’s. It didn’t strike me as odd … More

Chill November On a chill November afternoonmemory of colorclings to skylike pitch dark twigs alivereaching for a summer sunlong … More

“THIS IS YOU,” SHE SAYS, with a riiip to the Styrofoam cup.“When you start out, you are pure and … More

I how the quiver of the camera makes it all seem so mine—my body flying over the bonnie green … More