The harpoon slammed into the body with a wet thud. Muscle and skin contracted as it flinched away from the sharp intrusion. The rope anchored to the bow drew taught. The boat lurched forward as the whale thrashed its powerful tail in an attempt to get away. The second harpoon struck true and fast. My … Continue reading Narwhal by Wiebo Grobler
Our latest issue will go live at midnight EST. That this first issue of the year features stories that pair well, and in some ways act as balance for each other, is quite unintentional. Narwhal and See Sky Sea Sky feature stormy waters, in very different ways. Dia de los Muertos and Vestiges examine a keening loss … Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Issue 01:2017
Ten You were unhappy; this much is true. When he’d revealed after your wedding what he really was, you heard nothing but the winter wind howling in your ears. You told him it was fine but wept silently through the night once you understood. To be married to a bird; who would have thought? The … Continue reading From Sedna’s Hands by Chelsea Hanna Cohen
Reneé Bibby is the director of The Writers Studio Tucson, where she teaches advanced creative writing workshops. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in PRISM International, Thin Air, Third Point Press, The Worcester Review, and Wildness. www.reneebibby.com We gather before the transformation takes us, reshapes us. Shed daytime trappings—pants, belt buckles, rings, and things—stashed in the … Continue reading We are the Night, We are the Day by Renee Bibby
Rhonda Eikamp grew up in Texas and lives in Germany. Stories of hers have appeared in Birkensnake, The Journal of Unlikely Observances and Lackington’s, among others. When not writing fiction, she translates for a German law firm and blogs here. “Golden Rules” began with an online quiz “What fairy-tale are you?” and its surprising answer … Continue reading Golden Rules by Rhonda Eikamp
Anca L. Szilágyi’s fiction appears in Gastronomica, Fairy Tale Review, Washington City Paper, and elsewhere. Her nonfiction appears in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, and Los Angeles Review of Books, among other publications. She is the recipient of the inaugural Artist Trust/Gar LaSalle Storyteller Award and has also received fellowships and awards from Made at Hugo House, Jack Straw Cultural Center, … Continue reading Two Origin Stories by Anca L. Szilagyi
Christi Silver is a former editor who now writes realism with a touch of the unreal. She lives in Chicago with her family, and is currently working on her first novel, a noir thriller. She blogs at EditMoi.com. Yasmina Bailey—age sixteen according to her paperwork—was already waiting for Damon Graves when he rustled through his … Continue reading Yasmina Bailey by Christi Silver
Toti O’Brien was born in Rome, and lives in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in Indiana Voice, Surreal Poetics, LitBreak, and Door Is A Jar, among other journals and anthologies. More about her can be found at totihan.net/writer.html I’ve made my bed in the workshop, right under the window. The glass panes are coated … Continue reading Long Distance by Toti O’Brien
It’s the kind of night that beckons you home. A night for old pyjamas, the stink of burning dust from the storage heater, and the same four channels—but your stop is getting closer and you haven’t pressed the bell. The two old ladies sitting together in the disabled seats always get the number thirteen on … Continue reading Four Stops by G.V. Anderson
Ted isn’t coming to bed anymore. Susan, who describes herself as “his wife” only with the addition of “long-suffering”, will instead come down to him and ask him what the hell he is doing in the name of God. She will come down the stairs (the old wooden boards and her old wooden knees creaking … Continue reading Dreamwashed by TL Krawec