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Composure

Jason Arnett - December 26, 2013

“What’s it’s name?” Britten peered down, bending over with his hands on his knees. His black hair was wild. The garage was chilly but not too cold. Barber had moved his car out into the driveway and Britten had parked right behind him. A single bulb burned in a socket separate from the door opener. […]

Pantsing Rules!

Ted Boone - November 23, 2012

Pantsing. Outside of NaNo, it’s not a word you hear in the common vernacular. I looked it up on Urban Dictionary while writing this post, and the definitions you find there are not what I mean. At all. During November, Pantsing is short for, “By the seat of my pants,” which means you’re writing your story with little […]

The Dock Worker (Flash Fiction)

Ashley M. Hill - May 4, 2012

“I think I got everyone.” Abra checks the list again, each genetic family carefully contained in twenty vials per box. “Twenty boxes of Earth-native embryos — you’re all set.” She pats the top box twice and tries to smile at the dock worker’s face as it scans the code on each box, even though she […]