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Tag: Fiction
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
On The Year of the Monster with Tara Stillions Whitehead: An Interview by Shannon Wolf
I sometimes wonder how one person can do so much. At any one time, when I speak to Tara Stillions … More
New Story for Side A: “Dark Rhymes” by Peter Gordon
Dark Rhymes They’re waiting for him in a Greek diner on 9th Avenue, hanging all the way in the back, … More
Exclusive Story Excerpt “The Living” from Campfires of the Dead and the Living by Peter Christopher – Out Now!
Campfires of the Dead and the Living is a collection of short fiction by Peter Christopher. This volume contains The … More
HFR Nominations for Best of the Net 2023
The editors have nominated the following selections for the Best of the Net 2023 anthology by Sundress Publications. Thanks to the writers … More
Side A Fiction: “Pieterjan Thyjssen” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg
Pieterjan Thyjssen For Peter Bullen One day during my morning walk I ran into Jim sporting the most staggering of … More
Bad Survivalist Short Story: “Progress” by Derek Fisher
Progress TurtlePhone and Positively Pete! roll across a hellish expanse of the Mojave Desert. Roll, and drag. TurtlePhone, equipped with … More
Flavor Town USA Fiction: “Sin Eaters LLC” by Will Musgrove
Sin Eaters LLC It was my first day. Inside the company vehicle, my trainer, Bob, read me the client’s file: … More
Astrophil Press Novel Excerpt: WAITING FOR JONATHAN KOSHY by Murzban F. Shroff
From the author of Breathless in Bombay and Third Eye Rising comes an intensely engaging novel about life, family, friendship, … More
“Crabgrass,” a new short story by Michael Cole for Haunted Passages
Crabgrass Diane woke calling out for someone, startled, in the same way that she would occasionally wake with a laugh, … More
“If I Could Get By Without Sleep, I Would”: Tobias Carroll Discusses His New Novel, Ex-Members, with Ryan Sartor
When I think of the New York City literary scene, Tobias Carroll is right at the top of the list. … More
Short Story for Side A: “Dead Calm” by Jim Daniels
Dead Calm The clumsy enormous leaves of banana trees rattled in the sea breeze on their hotel balcony. “They look … More
New Flavor Town USA Fiction by Tyler Dillow: “Cherry Rum Flavor”
Cherry Rum Flavor Deep red cherries in a bowl—I pit them, half them, soak them in rum. These are for … More
“Genre and Selfhood and Speculation, Endless”: Jeff Alessandrelli on writing And Yet
Genre and Selfhood and Speculation, Endless I recently published a book that, like thousands of books, is nebulous vis-à-vis genre. … More