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Side A Short Story: “Adults Told Me” by Mark Benedict
Adults Told Me 1. My science teacher told me that life was slapdash. I talked to him after class sometimes; … More
Haunted Passages: “The Tunnels,” a short story by Jordan Dilley
The Tunnels They say the tunnels were built between two wars, but no one knows for sure. To know for … More
Haunted Passages: “A Guide to the Land of the Mist,” a hermit crab short story by Casey Reiland
Casey Reiland’s work has appeared in trampset, On the Seawall, The Puritan, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC, and you … More
Haunted Passages: “Ghost of Girl,” a short story by Morghen Tidd
Ghost of Girl The house is beautiful they say but bathtub flows over water spilling in drops then steady stream … More
“Dad’s House,” a short story from The Future by Hugh Behm-Steinberg
Dad’s House I go to the café with my machine, but I’m followed by a smell. No one else around … More
“Lurking,” a #NoMorePresidents Short Story by Tam Nguyen
Lurking For P.A, C*, J, P, D, and friends The campus’ hallway remained silent since the university’s closure earlier this … More
“Ghost Town,” a Haunted Passages Short Story by Chris George
Ghost Town We stayed in the van while our mom gave the ghost tour. These nights scared my sisters. They … More
“Catalog of Nameless Girls,” a short story by Madeline Vosch for Haunted Passages
Catalog of Nameless Girls I have been sleeping with a married man for the past few months. I know, I … More
Bad Survivalist Short Story: “Bear, Flower, Ferryman,” by Margaret Redmond Whitehead
Bear, Flower, Ferryman For a long time that morning, the bear occupied herself with a cardboard box. Its walls were … More
“Widower,” a Haunted Passages Short Story by X. Luma
Widower One spring afternoon, while Widower was gathering lettuce from the garden, his daughter Lew called out from her siblings … More
The Future: “The Wormhole Nextdoor,” a short story by Tara Campbell
A story about potholes, black holes, wormholes, and cats, told in the form of a Nextdoor thread, in hope of … More
Side A Short Story: “Dolphin Adventure” by Robert Long Foreman
Dolphin Adventure Stan arrived home late and flopped like an upright dolphin into his and Linda’s house. Dolphins are almost … More
“Dyin’ Lion”: A Bad Survivalist Work Fiction by Jonathan Bluebird Montgomery
Dyin’ Lion I know everyone thinks I’m just a cabdriver, but I also work at the zoo. They pay me … More
“The Marienbad Disaster, Part I – The Doorways of Jadeaux,” a short story for Haunted Passages by Phil Shreck
Phil Shreck is a writer living in Connecticut with his wife and three children. His short fiction has appeared in The … More