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HUCK & TOM in SOUTHERN ILLINOIS circa 1983, fiction by Joey Dean Hale
In 1977 Huckleberry Finn toppled into a salt water pit, reaching for the cap that had dropped off his head as he stooped over while attempting to catch a bullfrog with his bare hands and Tom Sawyer reached down from … Continue reading
The Stonekings, fiction by Willi Goehring
Once, when I was naked, running around in the woods, I could have sworn I saw an old friend I used to play fiddle with. He'd been out there for months, the way I saw him, and had only the … Continue reading
Sparks on the Turnaround, fiction by Marsha Mathews
With her hands clapped over her ears, Birdie Dee tried to read Hobart’s lips. Thick and pink, they curled and stretched, puckered and parted. But she couldn’t figure if he was complimenting her or cussing her. All she could hear … Continue reading
Sevier Juvenile,fiction by Matthew Funk
Andy kept knocking his head against the wall. Everybody in the courthouse lobby just watched. Some held hushed conversation, stared down the clock, pumped their leg. Jolene scooted away from the damp slap of the boy beating his simple head against … Continue reading
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Lost and Found, fiction by Benjamin Soileau
I was drinking beer and washing the dishes that had piled up all week. I figured it would give me something to do to take my mind off of things. There I was, scrubbing and scraping away. I was washing … Continue reading
Small Things, fiction by Eric Boyd
Eric Boyd was born in North Carolina, attended some school at the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa, and currently lives in Pittsburgh, Pa. A winner of the Pen American Center's 2012 Prison Writing Contest, Boyd has had work … Continue reading
A Brutal Act of Ketchup, fiction by Gary Clifton
Hadn't oughta been no damned trouble at all, 'cuz wasn't me did anything wrong — well not exactly. I'm a falsely accused man. Then I got this call today. The FBI was lookin' for me…some crap about interstate travel to … Continue reading
Sugar, fiction by Misty Skaggs
On a hilltop faraway, in another time, I had a pony. Papaw tethered her to one of the tall, thin maple trees situated in the dead center of the bright, green acre of clover we called the front yard. And … Continue reading
First Aid, fiction by Ellis Purdie
The front fairing and headlight of the Yamaha were torn off and cracked, its windshield splintered and electric green paint scuffed in patches not unlike the road burns on Jesse, his son. The front wheel was bent, kicked out. “Not … Continue reading
Squirrels in the Attic, fiction by CL Bledsoe
Everyone in the house knew they were squirrels, except KT, who was sure with the conviction of an irrational mind further tainted from years of heavy drug use, that there were people – little people – living in the attic. … Continue reading
