S.R. Ponaka: “Just a Letter in the Mailbox,” a flash fiction for Side A

Just a Letter in the Mailbox My niece wants me to write a love letter to her father. They are … More

“The Woman of His Dreams,” a flash fiction by Kimm Brockett Stammen for Side A

The Woman of His Dreams He’ll meet her when he’s sleeping in the right bed. He’s planned out what to … More

Bounty Marian’s halfway through her beginner Peloton class when she hears her husband, Luke, scream—What the hell? She slows her … More

The Lamp Echo’s kids asked what secrets the lamp told. She didn’t answer, just stared at the bulb, lit to … More

Pennies on Train Tracks You taught me to lay pennies on tracks to get flattened. Smooth brown ovals we stowed … More

Causality When my placid younger brother scalded himself on his sixth birthday, the first time he ever cried, my mother … More

Fragments in Color 1 When a kid I kept running away from home to see if Mama still wanted me. … More

VanLife For the past two weeks I’ve been living out of my van. It’s not a lifestyle for everyone, but … More

A Sky Full of Crickets Hatching They are strapped in their upside-down car for hours before the firemen, slicing through … More

Renewed Sensitivity Your distrust of people is verging on paranoia, and although I remain exempt from your unfounded scrutiny, talking … More

Shiny Shiny When you live in a forest, there isn’t much to do but lie on your side and eat … More

Tornadic Weather The Midwest throws neon-colored food at us. We have something microscopic in our throats. The trees procreate with … More

Moniker MY “FRIENDS” KEPT CALLING ME, Asian.And I was Asian, I am Asian. But they called me Asian as … More

Talking I’D BEEN SEEING THE FLASHING blue and red lights coming up fast behind me, and so I was soon … More

CLAREY SITS ON THE TOILET in the shine of the morning and studies the crotch of her panties. The liner … More