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Haunted House

In a new story from the author of Lost Lambs, a young couple’s dissatisfaction is not the only unwelcome presence in their home.
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The Thin Day Hotel

In this metaphysical excerpt from Dorothy Tse’s forthcoming novel, City Like Water, an unnamed narrator navigates a city where time is quite literally slipping away. 
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Three Poems

Excerpted from Matthew Rice’s forthcoming collection plastic, these poems explore the psychic distress of a night shift at an injection molding factory.
by Matthew Rice

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