The Painting and the Parrot I wrote this story once about a guy who kills his best friend. Well, he … More
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“Masks” for Haunted Passages: Short Story Excerpt from How to See Ghosts & Other Figments, a new collection by Orrin Grey
When it comes to short fiction, Orrin Grey is a magician, a practitioner of an arcane art inspired by the … More
Three New Poems for Haunted Passages by Eva Heisler
Call Off the Angels Flashy enough in appearance—and I assume this motivated the selection—the group is much older than advertised.One … More
Two Poems by Laura Minor
Big Dick, Small Town I Love You, Now Show Me Your Tits And just like that, the house of whores— … More
Review: Dave Fitzgerald on Cialis, Verdi, Gin, Jag, a novel by Adam Johnson
In my younger and more vulnerable years, I used to have a very bad habit that routinely got me into … More
“Omens”: A New Haunted Passages Short Story by Andrew Bertaina
Omens When the moon appeared, a violent red sphere riding low on the prow of the sky, everyone in the … More
Side A: “Dissections,” a hybrid piece by Jacob Schepers
Dissections Aortic. Sudden. Injurious. A natural violence of the innermost. A seepage that breaks open the layers of the central … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “Husband-Safe” by Sophie Newman
Husband-Safe Carolina didn’t know when the pain began, but one day she bit into a cracker, and it arrived like … More
Side A Hybrid: “shroud trick” by Amelia K
shroud trick Step 1. Start with a square sheet of paper with the white side facing up. Fold the paper in … More
Essay: “The Box” by Diana Whitney
The Box The box was waiting on my porch when I came home from acupuncture. Cardboard, square, criss-crossed with blue … More
Side A Flash Fiction: “Olive Gabardine” by Kevin Grauke
Olive Gabardine Every night I’d go home and complain to my wife about him—how he could never count out the … More
“Leaver,” a poem by Audrey King
Leaver of glasseson airplanes; papersat home; socks at the baseof beds; of cell phonesupstairs; of voicemails: hi honey,where the hell … More
Side A Poetry Collaboration: “dear denver,” by Terence Degnan & Denver Butson
Dear New York, For reasons unwilling to be revealed// My father is no longer with you// Grief as a tree … More
Haunted Passages: “Possession” by Lauren Brazeal Garza
Possession Mother, suddenly they were everywhere—dozens of chittering advertisements for an “EVP consultant.” In scrutiny of all who passed, their … More
Side A Poem: “Honestly” by Tony Gloeggler
Honestly To pass the hours I spendby her bedside, I ask moma lot of questions, some dumbto make her laugh … More