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Curtis
By Patrick Cottrell“Stephen suggested that they have sex on the kitchen table but Susan declined. She hadn’t brushed her teeth yet.”
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Fiction
Public Domain
By Rachel Lapides“The first day of the new year brings new / additions to the public domain.”
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Poetry
The World of Aramco
By Krithika Varagur“Over the years, it evolved into a charming and slightly bizarre enclave of print media, combining the recondite trivia of an almanac with the effortful style of the classical general-interest magazine, like Life.”
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Lorelei and Athens
By Zans Brady Krohn“They were not fancy girls, but they did love the absolute best of things, and also appreciated the simple pleasures the earth had to offer: good red dirt, full-fat Coca-Cola.”
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Facades
By David Szalay“He feels almost like he’s in mourning. For months, more than a year, in fact, the hotel idea has been the main thing in his life.”
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GemStone
By Tao Lin“You also see the town constable, a banana cupcake, a large acorn, and an herbal remedy donation bin.”
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The Welder
By Ingeborg Bachmann“The man read and read, moving his lips; now and then his whole body started moving and then the words entered him like spirits, and began to work their mischief.”
