“Hourglass, Hourglass,” an essay by Loie Rawding from Vol. 9

Hourglass, Hourglass 12:11 a.m.We lost power, just as my body was turning to stone and sinking into the wet concrete … More

“We’re Not Static”: Shauna Gilligan Interviews Jeannine Ouellette, Author of THE PART THAT BURNS

Jeannine Ouellette’s stories and essays have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. She is the recipient of a Curt … More

Flash Essay: “Pervert” by L Scully

Pervert I’ve been a pervert for Many Years he says, smiling at us in the backseat. He tells us his … More

“Styrofoam”: A Haunted Passages Flash Essay by Sarah Robbins

Styrofoam “This is you,” she says, with a riiip to the Styrofoam cup. “When you start out, you are pure and without … More

Flash Essay: “Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness” by Ron Burch

Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of Heroes. Land of Greatness Land of Promise. Land of Opportunity. Land of … More

“Creamer”: A Personal Essay for Bad Survivalist by Marlene Olin

Creamer I’m not a demanding person. All I need is my morning cup of coffee. Plus a teaspoon of sugar … More

“An Offering of Space”: An Essay for Bad Survivalist by Whitney Kerutis

An Offering of Space My body wakes me one morning as a crater collecting water. I ring out the stiffness, … More

“Debt,” a Flavor Town USA nonfiction essay by Christopher Bowen

Debt Are you hungry the way I used to be? When I was a culinary student, I was always hungry … More

An Essay from the Future: “What the Birds See” by Janice Lee

What the Birds See —for and with AH Bird 1: How might we envision a future that is not ours, … More

“The Other Iras: A Multiverse Essay,” nonfiction from The Future by Ira Sukrungruang

The Other Iras: A Multiverse Essay Ira finds an anthill, and instead of burning it, he watches the slow, tedious … More

“Puritan Remnants,” an excerpt from Time’s Up! A Memoir of the American Century by Robert Cabot

Blending history, essay, travelogue, and autobiography, Time’s Up! is a personal and political saga: luminous, probing, and absorbing. At constant odds with … More

“Halloween Memories: The Dark,” a short memoir by Scott Cole, author of Triple Axe, for Haunted Passages

Halloween Memories: The Dark I was twelve. We had just moved to a new town that August, and I hadn’t … More

Craft Essay for Haunted Passages: “Standing at a Line in the Sand with a Shiver in Your Heart” by Bones Are Made to Be Broken author Paul Michael Anderson

Standing at a Line in the Sand with a Shiver in Your Heart I want to talk about the limitless … More

“Election Night, Missouri, 2016,” a flash essay by Brad Aaron Modlin

Election Night, Missouri, 2016 All day, rats had bolted through my body. I spilt my coffee. I couldn’t hold a … More

“Race Day,” an essay by Freda Epum

Race Day You board a bus and it seems as though there is a sea of Black people. If it weren’t … More