August 2016 Edition

Returning to Main Street

by Nameless Bookworm

Visiting her hometown, a woman makes peace with the place she came from, and the friendship she left behind.

Beginning Tips for Terra-rists

by Ephrat Livni

The basics of gardening humans.

The Boxer

by Elena Byrd

A thirteen-year-old girl navigates a fierce competitive boxing world.

Pause/Play

by Pseudo Nym

That moment when you do something you shouldn't—and the subsequent fallout.

She Would Walk Home

by Sean Sanford

When a couple's car goes missing, a record player may be the key to finding it.

Daddy Dearest

by Nica M.

The examination of an ersatz and forced father-daughter relationship.

Phone Call

by Elena Byrd

The significance of a single call.

Mr. Depleted (Part One)

by Mister E.

Hopeless Jerome decides to visit the love of his life. It does not go well.

Inside This Edition

For our first edition, we’ve included a variety of pieces that tell a multitude of different stories. Having decided to not base the first edition around a single theme, you’ll notice a deliberately eclectic, scrappy mix of short stories and flash fiction.

From chilling emotional tales to the humorous, there’s something for every taste. Ephrat Livni offers up a sharp and stinging humor piece in the form of Beginning Tips for Terra-ists, with a topic that begs to be made into a full-length novel. Meanwhile, Elena Byrd’s short, The Boxer, is a rousing piece with fantasy and dramatic elements, highlighted by an intriguing premise and the lost, yearning narration of its lead.

Rounding out our first edition is Daddy Dearest, a short story; Phone Call, a flash fiction piece (also authored by Elena Byrd); She Would Walk Home, a short story; Pause/Play, a flash fiction; Returning to Main Street, a short story; and Mr. Depleted (Part One), the first of a two-part comedic tale.

We’re thrilled to introduce you to these writers and their works of fiction, and we hope you stick around for more.