Imaginary Friend | Christine Salek

"Sometimes, when you have life growing inside of you, you wish you were a child again, and the thing inside you could be an imaginary friend that you feed and water and care for..."

Ninety-Nine Percent Y | H. T. Brickner

"After considering the condensation pattern on her ice tea glass, the crescent of the tides, the solar flares, and eliminating a false correlation to a sudden surge in the coyote population in town, Vidi had pinpointed the root cause..."

The Full Swing Swung | Sean Hennessey

"he had begun to implement his plans of a geometric layout for his bedroom that would allow for him, no matter what his orientation on his bed, to reach out and grab, with either hand and without due straining, a jar of peanut butter..."

Metamorphoses | Sonia Trickey

"We exist in flux: we are sometimes one; we are sometimes two. We are always one; we are always two. It’s either very Zen or a dissociative identity disorder. We are not sure. Either/or..."

Little Z | Susan L. Lin

"They called him Little Z because he was the youngest of the bunch—and wholly unoriginal, if what the others said was true. 'You look like a drunken N,' a male teacher had scolded once, his disdain clear..."

Marlon Brando Is a Bowling Pin | John Grayson Heide

"The audience reaction is mixed. The splattering of applause peters out and is replaced by murmurs and soft chatter. Leaning on the chair next to Johnny is a six-foot tall bowling pin, complete with a shiny white skin and a red strip festooned around a pinched neck..."