A Wife’s Guide to Exorcism Ashley MallorySeptember 9, 2026 I look through the phone book and circle the names of a grief counselor, a house cleaner, and a priest. My feet sit in a puddle under the ta... Flash Fiction2 Comments
Sometimes I have a cup of coffee and a cigarette and pretend to be a frenchman on the verge of self-discovery Ian MoranSeptember 8, 2026 The burrowing of sorrow. The burrowing of feet into a blanket on the couch designed around the Television. The living room. If you could scr... Flash Fiction0 Comments
Astral Projection for Dummies Dina PerthakinesJuly 20, 2026 I’d never been a Trekkie while I was still topside. More of a fantasy and horror girl, myself. But I had a lot of time on my hands and plent... Flash Fiction0 Comments
The Story of the Now Defunct Chimpy’s Pizza Safari at a Strip Mall in Libertyville, Illinois Austin Sanchez-MoranJuly 7, 2026 In the beginning of summer, there was a shortage of childcare workers in the area and working parents had few options. So local businesses b... Flash Fiction0 Comments
COORS-MAN Levi Walker PolzinJune 29, 2026 Coors was my father's beer of choice through most of my childhood. He was a “Coors-man,” as they used to say. Cans of Coors still linger... Flash Fiction0 Comments
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
An Oral History of a Burgeoning Rock Scene in Post-Apocalyptic New York City Lana SchwartzSeptember 10, 2026 Lead Singer of Indie Rock Band: Everyone has a different dream of New York City, right? Lead Singer of Different Indie Rock Band: You woul... Fiction0 Comments
MY NAME IS SPENCER PLEASE HELP Gabriela GorgasSeptember 8, 2026 My name is Spencer Walsh and I was a data analyst. Now I am a labradoodle and my owner calls me Captain. I met her at a bar and we talked fo... Fiction0 Comments
Pac-Man Ben WoodSeptember 3, 2026 It’s your Saturday, so you take the boys to the arcade, and as they get their fill of gore on the Mortal Kombat machine, you notice Pac-Man ... Fiction0 Comments
Timmy’s Tutorials: How to Poison Yourself Aiden WiscombeSeptember 1, 2026 TIMMY’S TUTORIALS™ Serving how-tos on the web for 26 years! How to Poison Yourself By James Castle (Timmy’s Staff) La... Fiction0 Comments
The Comet Motel Mary OrzechowskiAugust 31, 2026 The original neon sign still stands out by the boulevard. The neon filaments declare this to be The Comet Motel in a flashy, mid-century ... Fiction0 Comments
Andromeda DeMayo’s Guide for a Successful Halloween (featuring wisdom from Blood Meridian) T.S. CarneyAugust 28, 2026 I'm Andromeda DeMayo. I'm eight-years-old Have an IQ of 160 And I'm in Mensa. I'm in the gifted class in school—second plac... Fiction0 Comments
Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots John SaraSeptember 16, 2026 They wouldn’t be able to see them anyway. Not in the mirror, or in photographs, the ones every warm-blooded human can flip through an... Poetry0 Comments
Booty Call on Doxycycline Chelsea LebronSeptember 15, 2026 Day six is when I feel constantly on the verge of vomiting and I tell you I no longer want to have sex but can you still come over? And... Poetry0 Comments
a great american love story Catherine LiSeptember 11, 2026 in another lifetime we were all pizzas i was cheese pizza, plain and neutral you were pineapple and ham, controversial we sat together... Poetry0 Comments
Frankenstein’s Tomb Laura MichielsSeptember 4, 2026 The final rope of sunlight disappears from sight as a thousand-pound boulder seals off the entrance to the temple. My fellow-travelle... Poetry0 Comments
Suicidal Ideation on the Jojo Siwa Cruise Katie OrrAugust 27, 2026 On night one, Dress as Your Favorite Jojo night, I failed to dress up, though I brought the supplies to dress as Jojo as Draco Malfoy that’... Poetry0 Comments
Easy Six Step Skincare Routine Allison RedingAugust 26, 2026 One. No screens two hours before bed You need eight hours, or hollows Dark and sallow like shallow graves Will appear below your eyes. ... 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
Pinned Alive: A Review of Lauren E. Osborn’s Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl Mallory SmartMay 19, 2026 There’s something deeply seductive yet disconcerting about preserving dead things that still appear alive. Most of us learned that young. We... 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
