Tag: Fiction

Haunted Passages: “Transistor Radio,” an irreal autofiction by Peter Cherches

I found an old transistor radio on the street. It looked like the kinds I had when I was a kid. A transistor radio became an essential kid accessory when Beatlemania hit. One Saturday night back then I was going through the stations and I heard this guy doing a kind of stand-up act at…
Joanna Pearson Discusses Small in Real Life with Short-Story Author Kelly Sather

Kelly Sather’s collection of nine stories, Small in Real Life, reads with a sure-handedness that belies the fact that this marks her debut. It’s no wonder this book was chosen by guest judge Deesha Philyaw for the 2023 Drue Heinz Literature Prize and has garnered early praise from writers like Garth Greenwell and Yiyun Li. Sather…
Haunted Passages Short Story: “found this today” by Erin Lyndal Martin & Pris Sears

RadioHeads Private Lounge >> Direct Message >> Mar 8 2021,11:04From: ✨ FrankieSay >> To: 🌥️ CloudJockeyRe: Songs in the static? I saw your post about the tape you made from music you heard between stations. I know you don’t know me, but you should really check out the recent posts in Random on the Raresounds…
New Side A Fiction: “Her Fight” by Andrea Marcusa

Her Fight After she got the news, Emily went home, sank into bed, and tried to figure out where all her fight had gone. Some of it went toward her super, Sal, of course, the corrupt, bribe-taking, slime ball. The one with the ski house upstate. Emily remembers confronting him in her flooded apartment, after her…
The Future Has Fiction: “The Park Bench That Appeared on the Beach, and All That Followed” by Luke McCarthy

A History in Seven Parts “Is this a sign?” someone asked. “Obviously” replied another. I. Gray and stone-like in appearance, the bench sat on the beach directly in front of the shoreline. When it was first discovered, onlookers attempted to move it, but no matter how hard they tried, the bench simply would not budge. It…
New Side A Flash Fiction: “I Want to Live in Your Old Lady” by Christina D’Antoni

I Want to Live in Your Old Lady I want to live in your old lady, I messaged the woman on Airbnb. I hoped my phrasing might catch her attention amidst the booking requests, evoke a certain voluptuousness for life. A deep, deep need to stay in this very trailer on the beach. From the…
“Beans”: A Haunted Passages Flash Fiction by Eli S. Evans

In Nebraska, the cows are all standing close together, but as there are various reasons for which cows might choose to stand close together, I do not know the reason the cows in Nebraska are all standing close together; later, in Iowa, the cows are all standing far apart, but as there are various reasons…
A Short Story for Haunted Passages: “Room 625” by George Choundas

A man sits in a double-parked car with a sign in the window reading, Room625 The sign attracts attention. A room for rent at the rate of $625 a month is a steal. The rental market in, near, and around the city is a sustained explosion. People will approach the car, point at the sign,…
Fiction for Bad Survivalist: “The Cheese Wheel Race” by Will Musgrove

Shirtless, you stare down the steep, grassy hill. At the bottom, men dressed as referees wait to catch you and the other competitors. Swinging the cheese wheel between bent knees, the mayor practices his launch. You scan the crowd for your personal trainer Terry. All week, he had you rolling and tumbling. He’d sneak up…