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Ji Hyun Joo
Chubby Asian Superhero It’s the summer of 2010. Darwin is eighteen years old. There’s hope for change.Freshly emerged from high school, the lower part of his face is currently … Read the rest
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Nur Turkmani
My Sister’s Manfrom West Branch 104 Print Issue My sister is a serial dater. This year alone, a dozen lovers nested around her apartment like cheap furniture, taking up space and accumulating … Read the rest
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Brian Conn
GriffinI first became a banker as an alternative to suicide. Sometimes in life it is best to consider an alternative. It’s OK if you hate bankers, I hate them too, … Read the rest
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Michelle go-un Lee
menagerieRead Guest Editor Juan Martinez’s introduction Mom says they are going on a vacation, just the two of them, but Henry knows it isn’t because they are packing in the … Read the rest
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Matthew Lloyd Richardson
4 Oxtail DinnerRead Guest Editor Juan Martinez’s introduction Puckett started to pick up his cane, then left it where it lay as a gesture of faith. Down the elevator, out of the … Read the rest
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Mike Prask
BurnpileRead Guest Editor Juan Martinez’s introduction The medevac choppers usually stopped coming when the snow vanished in spring. The ski resort behind us was rundown — the lift towers, the … Read the rest
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Diego Lama
RebeccaTranslated by Rose Facchini I’m deeply in love. I’m very shy. I love Rebecca. I don’t dare tell her. I’ve written it on a piece of paper, but I dare … Read the rest
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Kerry Muir
Rain WalkTonight, walking in the pouring rain on the Avenue, I went searching for the answer to a question for which I had no words. Though now that I think on … Read the rest
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Kevin McIlvoy
TartarusEditor’s Note Kevin McIlvoy—who went by “Mc” (pronounced Mac)—was one of the most extraordinary writers, teachers, and human beings I’ve ever known, and I was crushed to hear about his … Read the rest
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Aram Mrjoian
The RangeOur son returned to the mountaintop dirt-stained and soaking wet, no backpack, his clothes torn with jagged maws of fabric, blond hair in a muddy clump. As he punched his … Read the rest
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