How to train a shoe
By James Harbeck You will not like the laces. They are evil, they lash out at you, the aglets ripping your […]
Fiction
Canoe
By Mandy Lui We push two blue and two red canoes into St. Nora Lake. The sun beams down on us […]
All Tarted Up
Indie Writers’ Deathmatch Quarter-Finalist 2009 “Better hide those dog biscuits if you’re comin’ home pissed, ya fat cow,” said Carol, […]
Hold Your Hand
Indie Writers’ Deathmatch Quarter-Finalist 2009 Have you ever walked in a busy mall and suddenly a kid is walking beside […]
Isn’t He Fantastic
Indie Writers’ Deathmatch Runner-Up 2009 “Have you seen my cell phone charger?” I screamed over the industrial strength hair dryer. […]
There are Two i’s in Wii
Indie Writers’ Deathmatch Champion 2009 “I fucked your mother.” It’s what a lot of people say as a mean joke. […]
Deathmatch Prize Update!
Indie Writers Deathmatch short story contest breaking news! We’ve sweetened the pot for our winner! The writer who wins Deathmatch […]
Swimmer
by Christine Murray I feel like drinking a whole pot of coffee, like becoming a big dehydrated lump, like smoking […]
Jody Gets It
Jody runs across the patio and pushes over the terracotta flowerpot filled with Mom’s petunias. It makes a deep earthy […]
Beaverland
Beaverland By David Burke Funny that, with all the girl trouble, Ben should find himself underneath a moose rack staring […]
Faded
By M.E. Purfield Itched. Scratched. Coughed. Ignored. *** Walked. Sat. Met. Drank. Commiserated. Laughed. Ate. Related. Drank. Induced. Laughed. Laughed. Fell. […]
Fake Leather Boots, By Sam Stilson
By Sam Stilson Some nights, when Chuck was bored, and it was too hot to sleep in his little bachelor apartment, […]