How It Happened | Brenna Dean

"Danny fell asleep. His hunting rifle was propped up against a tree. He left the safety off. You never leave the safety off. Danny dozed on the ground, leaning against the tree, and then he shifted and knocked over the gun..."

The Effects of Monophosphoryl Lipid A on the Development of Multiple System Atrophy | Jack Dixon

"The resulting rupture in the singularity of the researcher’s consciousness was described as ‘desperate, painful, and deeply unsettling’ and persists to the date of publication..."

Postscript to a Horror Film | John Higgins

"Next: relief. You have survived. Everything from here on out is improvement, no?" John Higgins's work has been featured in Always Crashing, Misery Tourism, and more.

Instincts | Lillian Durr

"...she looks naïve. It’s sweet. But that sweetness is as brief as a camera flash capturing her. We lean to the side and see all at once how brief this moment is..."

The Boys | Eric Oman Callahan

"The Boys could be found on the Rock whenever there was sun. Their brown and pink tones dappling the grey jut, an image of the languid summer they all wished could last forever..."

The Birth of Evil | Rob Swystun

"Other like me has sky brightness. He showed me. It was like many sky brightnesses, but small. They are in a piece of hard ground. They move like sky brightness on water..."