Fiction from OUR COLONY BEYOND THE CITY OF RUINS: “The Sea Captain’s Ghost” by Janalyn Guo

Entering the city of Boris from the sea, the Sea Captain’s Ghost notices a mollusk on the back of his … More

Flash Fiction: “The Cable Company” by DARKANSAS author Jarret Middleton

A barmaid closing up for the night stopped polishing a glass when a telegram dropped through the slot of … More

I’d been thinking about that swimming hole for nearly half a year, since the middle of winter. I first saw … More

It’s because he has a train to catch that Rodney leaves his room after suppertime. He puts on dress shoes … More

Schedule a date with a tall someone with salt-and-pepper hair who finds you online. He will play drums. He will … More

They say there’s proof in the blood, that something can be in it that you didn’t put there and … More

Living two miles from the epicenter of a useless and oppressive government but still well within what could potentially be … More

Like most of the men in the Wetherall family, Virgil had lost a finger or three over the years. The … More

On the Sundays Harlow convinced me go to church, I never really listened to the sermon. But certain phrases stuck … More

Once more, the man said he was lost. I told him no, he wasn’t, from where I sat I could … More

After the click, I wonder which I like least, folks who phone too early in the morning or those who … More

I. Terms of Non-Communication 1. The parties agree not to attempt communication until the agreed-upon date. 2. In the … More