| precious little fictions in 500 words (or less). |
| Table of Contents |
| In the Underground (full text) | Michael Thurston |
| A Textbook’s Shimmy in a Carpenter’s Bind | Greg Bachar |
| Bum Pies | Jack Anderson |
| The Nothing Bird | Joel Best |
| Diving | Brenna Burns |
| 1940 | Bob Heman |
| Lost Childhood | Thomas Israel Hopkins |
| Get Some Balls | Cameron Macauley |
| The Anya Interview | Richard Pearse |
| Your Letter in an Envelope in the Mail | Pamela Painter |
| American Love Story | Christian Nagle |
| Curriculum Vitae | Craig Moodie |
| Funny Things That Happen | Matt Rittenhouse |
| One of Many Ways to Mend a Heart | Jessica Reed |
| Don’t Eat Paper | Kevin Sampsell |
| Explorers | Max Ruback |
| We Change Our Names | Beth Anne Royer |
| The Mistress | Forrest Roth |
| Uncorrupted | Wayne Sullins |
| Their Future Looks Brighter the Closer It Gets to the Sun | Jensen Whelan |
| Over the Next Hill, I Know There’s a City | J. Marcus Weekley |
| In the Underground | Michael Thurston |
| Clutch | Susan Woodring |
| Cover Art |
“Too Intelligent” by Desir�e Stimpert

© Desirée Stimpert
Desirée Stimpert is a self-taught, award-winning artist. Working in a variety of mediums including mosaics, glass enamels, mixed-media, and acrylics, her work ranges from fanciful to forceful. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband Chris and their ten cats.
For more information, you can visit her web site at: http://uninvitedartist.com/.
| More Issues |


