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Space Casino

Aubri Kaufman
“Eight of swords.” I can’t tell if the dealer recognizes the unlikelihood of the pull. It keeps happening. Over, and over, and over. Eight of swords, eight of s...
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Danger Zone

Jon Doughboy
My cousin dragged me to Detroit to meet his fiancé and for some reason—ill or well-intentioned, I’m not sure, though sureness is what I’m seeking—they paid for ...
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The Boners

Dave McNamara
There was something of a suicide cluster at the high school. It started with William Talbot, a thin red-haired junior who was sort of an outcast type kid. Liste...
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Cache-22

Tatum Ozment
You get used to it after a while, thinking in the ones and zeros. The black and white of a corporate life, shuttled from room to room with the white, fluorescen...
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H-I-D-I-N-G

Jennifer Schaefer
Dr. What’s-Her-Face is so pushy, always on my case to write it down. The thing. What happened when I was fourteen. At drama camp. Wow, six years ago. My shrink ...
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The Search

Wayne McMahon
Russell has been trying to find a job for months. The problem isn’t that he can’t get interviews. Russell worked as a project manager for a few years before get...
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Question Begging

Jon Repetti
On an evening in late spring, she sat down at her desk and wrote, “Never again will he ask me, ‘What do you want?’” She paused, frowned, passed her fingers over...
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On The Blade

Andrew Petracca
In hindsight he knew he should have wrecked her engagement.  She gave him every cue imaginable: inviting him over while her fiancé was at work, riding on the ba...
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Other Mothers

Joseph A. Gross
Dori’s house smelled like pizza bagels in the morning, just like it always had in the afternoon, but the upholstered sectional shimmered differently when blanke...
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Pea Soup

Molly Zhu
In the middle of the night, she dreamt fervently of pea soup. Lush and electric green. The soup swirled around in a shallow serving bowl and left an impression ...
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Magic Man

Megan Koch
The room was painted a crimson red, darkening in the corners where it got more damp. It is sunny outside but cloudy through the windows. In the middle was a wid...
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Almost Famous

Claire W. Zhang
You live for those moments when you share a space with someone famous. Your pleasure swells with their fame and wanes with your physical distance; it deepens in...
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Grand Champion

James Callan
There is no princess waiting to be saved. There are no rings, rupees, or coins to collect along the way. There is no prize money. No cheerful celebration. No fu...
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