Profanity for Humanity Jean-Luke SwanepoelJune 23, 2026 The flyer was stapled to a telephone pole and read PROFANITY FOR HUMANITY—JOIN THE CAUSE! There were a dozen tearable strips at the bottom, ... Flash Fiction1 Comment
Danny’s Mother Caroline KahlenbergJune 17, 2026 They’re way at the back of Wild Child Museum, in a windowless room decorated with leprechauns and dinosaurs. The kindergarteners squawk happ... Flash Fiction0 Comments
The Only Veterinarian I Know Richard PounderJune 11, 2026 Anne, Sorry. You're the only veterinarian I know. Here’s why I delivered you this bird. Every Sunday I fill a burlap sack with DVD... Flash Fiction0 Comments
The Morgue Door Murray DunsmoreMay 26, 2026 The house looms sepulchral into the starless night, stretching higher the longer I kneel in the snow. I rip down the police tape so the neig... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Neon Signs Eric HallMay 25, 2026 South of Gotham’s Village, where the streets make no sense and often zigzag into excess, is an unassuming warehouse with two covert doors. I... Flash Fiction1 Comment
Rolling Head Adam ShawMay 13, 2026 Dr. Walker calls and says it isn't what we hoped for, that I have weeks, months at best. He tells me to take a breath, maybe go on a walk, b... Flash Fiction0 Comments
146 Moons and One Raccoon Ashley Neary-GreenhouseJune 22, 2026 This is the story of how I snuck into Area 51 and rescued a raccoon. Also, I saw aliens; a lot of dead ones, and a live one imprisoned behin... Fiction0 Comments
I Got Fired J Fallon DanielsJune 19, 2026 Shitty Monday. It rained and I got stuck in traffic. Pulled into the car park. Took a second to breathe and force the smile on. Three months... Fiction0 Comments
Amends J.J. PoretJune 18, 2026 Macy’s arm was the first thing I ever stole. Before you get all weirded out, she had a prosthetic arm where the real one used to be. Some pe... Fiction0 Comments
The Gaslighting Fridge Rick WhiteJune 15, 2026 Not for the first time in life’s wretched hinterland of the twenty-something young professional, Rachel found herself alone in her kitchen a... Fiction0 Comments
Night People Jacob AranyosJune 15, 2026 People sit silently, minding their own business. The whirl of the coffee grounds pierces the air. I sit in the red, rubber booth, near the w... Fiction0 Comments
Two Scoops Brian RawlinsJune 9, 2026 When the man ran into Applebee's yelling “Help me, help me,” no one got up to help him, and Norman Fletcher just shoveled another spoonful o... Fiction0 Comments
Disclosure Day Lina BuividavičiūtėJune 24, 2026 After watching the movie “Disclosure Day” When I watch this movie, the first thing that comes to mind is Carl Sagan. I believ... Poetry0 Comments
A poem for the guy at Ace Hardware Sarp SozdinlerJune 12, 2026 I went to Ace Hardware for one small screw and left with a whole new understanding of quantum physics. The guy in the red vest said take ... Poetry0 Comments
The Endeavor Ian liptakJune 8, 2026 I’ve often wondered what makes life worth living It might have a tendency to change. Like waves Lake Michigan is more accurate than any ho... Poetry0 Comments
Warmorange Robert JohnsonJune 4, 2026 What becomes of the organic and the warped manufacturement of atrocity? The chemicals, leached out and in, each infinitesimal atom of ... Poetry0 Comments
A Song I Made Up at 3 a.m. While Pricing Solar Generators in Preparation for the Inevitable Collapse of the Power Grid Stephanie HashagenMay 27, 2026 The floor is hot lava the door is ajar it’s enjambed and the sky is alive with the sound of the angels it’s Saturday night up in heaven ... Poetry0 Comments
An Epitaph Justin KarcherMay 14, 2026 A party, a girl, it was raining. The details are blurry like those silent movies that disappeared from existence.... Poetry0 Comments
The 21 Best Small Press Books From 2021 Mallory SmartDecember 6, 2021 I don’t know what happened in 2021 because I’m still trying to process 2020. Yet here we are at the end of it getting ready to welcome 2022... BlogColumnsReviews1 Comment
Writer of the Week: Tanner Ballengee Maudlin HouseOctober 22, 2021 Tanner's writing is about Tanner Ballengee. His hobbies are skateboarding, forever and always, and recently graffiti, again, since the statu... Columns0 Comments
Writer of the Week: Jeff Schneider Maudlin HouseSeptember 2, 2021 Jeff Schneider is a writer, founder of Pig Roast Publishing, and the former guitarist and songwriter of the noise-rock bands Arab On Radar a... Columns0 Comments
A Review of Scott McClanahan’s Fights! Dmitry SamarovJune 14, 2026 Eight years ago, Scott McClanahan shared an autopsy of his first marriage. Now he’s back with a tribute to a dead friend and his very much a... Reviews0 Comments
Inside The Spiral: A Review of Joseph Goosey’s Casey Anthony, Renowned Trapeze Artist February 3, 2026
The Weight of the World: A Review of Nicholas Keating Casbarro’s Vitalerium: Descent into the Void November 30, 2025
These Efforts are Only Temporary: A Review of James R. Gapinski’s The Museum of Future Mistakes November 23, 2025
An Interview with Kevin Sampsell about Baby in the Night Ashley Yang-ThompsonMarch 27, 2026 This month, Kevin released his new book, Baby in the Night. Written from the perspective of a street smart baby, it conveys the inarticulate... Interviews2 Comments
