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“Avoiding the Call” is now on Quail Bell Magazine

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The Void: Hello?

Jamie: Hello, is this the Void?

“An Instruction Manual To Win Her Heart” is now on Little Old Lady Comedy

My Byronic (anti)hero satire “An Instruction Manual to Win Her Heart” is up on Little Old Lady Comedy 📜 ❤️

“Harvard Application Essay: My Feminist Journey Into Murder” is now on Slackjaw

Harvard has admitted no fewer than a half-dozen murderers — not including ex-presidents and Henry Kissinger. But not one of them made a known kill before their acceptance into your esteemed institution. Could I be that trailblazer?

“Quiz: Is Your Cult Leader Toxic?” is up now on The Belladonna

Are you getting right with God or just getting used? Find out now!

“The Old Red Schoolhouse in the Forest” is now up on MetaStellar

We live in an old red schoolhouse in the forest. The forest is thick and woolly, and at night you can hear the wolves sing.

It is safe here.

Flash fiction story “In Between Saturday Morning Cartoons” is now up on Medium

Do you remember waking up before your parents to watch Saturday morning cartoons on the good TV in the living room? One time you woke up too early and some boring, cheap kids show from 10 years ago was on. That’s when you took a break and went to your room. But instead of taking a nap, you went into your closet to look for something. Feeling around in the dark, you found the back of your closet was open space…

“Death of a Nemesis” up now on The New North

As a teenager, I had wanted an extraordinary friend. She came in the form of Amber, a charismatic artist and former heroin addict. She was my partner-in-crime, my muse, and my backstabber. After her death, could I finally shake off the hold she had over me?

How To Pack For Camp John Waters

So you’ve decided to take the plunge and go to Camp John Waters, the Filthiest Camp on Earth, hosted by filmmaker John Waters, the Prince of Puke himself. As a Camp John Waters virgin, one of the first things you might be asking yourself is: “What do I bring?!?”

“Train to Boston: Zombie Plague Times on the MBTA” now on The Bigger Picture

For those of us living in the U.S., the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 is the horror show with no happy (or even bittersweet) ending in sight.

“In Between Saturday Morning Cartoons” up now on All Worlds Wayfarer’s Issue IV: Vernal Equinox

Peering through your hanging clothes, you saw a large, darkened room. A bunch of children you had never seen before were sitting around a circular table, all quietly coloring. Despite the strangeness of finding this inside your closet, you felt inexplicably drawn into the large room…