“The Painting and the Parrot,” a Haunted Passages flash by David Luntz

The Painting and the Parrot I wrote this story once about a guy who kills his best friend. Well, he … More

“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