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3 flash fictions by J. A. Tyler 1359

20 Years by Luis Rivas 1655
In the Presence of the Damned

Abandonment by xTx 2072

A Cautionary Tale of Bike Swapping by Kimberlee Smith 1777

A Dangerous Game by Charlie Skinner 114

A Free Ticket by Dick Reynolds 749

Aged Avenger, The by Pete McArdle 712

A Halloweenie Punkin Story by Tony Byrer 508

A Hungry Artist by Anna Voisard 285
-A modern take on a classic story by Franz Kafka-

Allen's Way by Larry Blumen 968

All Smiles by Audrey T. Carroll 4365

A Long and Cold Winter by Jon Beight 187

A Matter Of Convenience by Michael J. Solender 767

American Werewolf in London Goes Incognito, The by David Moscovich 692

Among the Nalatari by Tantra Bensko 168

A Mutual Interest by JC Piech 1053

And Ye Shall Be Healed by Brian Hartman 695
(For Cari)

An Evening With the Charles Bukowski of Berlin by M.P. Powers 1467

An Eye Fer An Eye by David Weston 711

Another Mostly True Story by Robert Masterson 770

A Nun's Tale by Pete McArdle 1777

Apple, Watch, Penny by Robert Sachs 1778

A Quiet Desperation by Christopher J. Dwyer 748

As a General Rule by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 1388

Assassinate the DJ by Jeff B Willey 1624

Assignment, The by Josh Olsen 574

A Symphony Of Bumps And Creaks by Michael Stewart 450

A tampon. by Dan Donche 1975

At The Hors d'oeuvre Convention by Tom Andrews 1379

At the Star Trek Convention by Margaret Karmazin 1752

Basement by Daryn Houston 1113

Bastards Were Everywhere and Would Endure, The by William Taylor Jr. 2752

Bayou Scars by Mary Ann Loesch 1333

Bear That Ruined Academic Careers, The by Michael Giddings 670

Bedside Manner by Ben Drinen 744

Before Tomorrow by DB Cox 844

Ben the Bear by Mike Hancock 3015

BETRAYAL by David Sparenberg 843

Between Living and Dying by Ally Malinenko 1509

Big Dipper, The by Kathleen Radigan 1609

Big Top by Jon Tait 764

Billy Hit The Train by Larry Blumen 563

Binoculars by Patricia Grant 381

Bipolar by Timothy Gager 1588

Black Friday by Brandon Tietz 3187

Bobby by Suvi Mahonen 497

Bordello by Alex Martin 1279

Bottled in Chicago by DB Cox 1204
For Rod Serling and Charles Beaumont

Boxer - a fable, The by Ben Loory 969

Breathe by Mitch Lavender 351

Bridge, The by Lana Casiello-Boyle 1422

Brimstone Pillow by M.E. Parker 1852

Bring Me An Apple With No Worms by Catfish McDaris 881

Broken Hearts Are For Assholes by J. K. Cody 911

Bucket Head by Bill Ectric 1721

Buffalo Nickel, The by Clifford K. Watkins 1611

Burning Hot Girls by Pela Via 3166

Burrowing by Kathleen Radigan 1222

Button Pusher, The by Leopold McGinnis 1339

Caledonia’s Boxes by David P. Press 123

Call Me Mister by Paul Corman-Roberts 1822

Celia by Josh Olsen 334

Channeling by Timothy Gager 1265

Chestnut Street by Mitchell Waldman 2318

Chicken Man, The by Paula Sophia Schonauer 2955

Choonakhul by Ashwin Parulkar 445

Claude by Jennifer McCarthy 1455

Clean Sheets by Bryan Howie 545

Cold Like Being Afraid by Cindy Kelly Benabderrahman 1248

College Material by Louis Wittig 799

Comanche Killer by David S. Pointer 548

Comeback, The by George Sparling 268

Coming In Their Baleful Urgency by Mark James Andrews 734

Consequences by Jim Chandler 654

Contributors’ Notes You May (or May Not) Have Seen by Sally Houtman 161

Convicted by Damion Hamilton 1980

Corralled by Creppy 863

Costume Party by JP Reese 308

Crows Who Liked to Listen to the Ramones, The by J. Claudius Cloyd 1117

Cupcake Chronicles #6 by Patricia Carragon 1055
6- Tuesday morning at 9:00, May 13, 2008

Cupcake Chronicles #8 by Patricia Carragon 913
8- Thursday afternoon after school, September 24, 2008

Cupcake Chronicles #13 by Patricia Carragon 1062

Curtis by Thomas Mundt 1172

Czarninapalooza by Tom Andrews 882

Dancing Grandmas by Giridhar Veeramaneni 2216

Dawn in the Valley by Luis Rivas 1701

Dead Reckoning by Tony Pena 366

Declan Lamasery by Stephen Rowntree 970

Deer in Headlights by Nathan Graziano 1338

Denizens Of Hell by M. Keeney 608

Destined by Greg Eidson 1872

Deviants by Stephen Graham Jones 2609

Die, Priest, Die by George Sparling 406

Dinner Conversation by Cicily Janus 1099

Distinguished Precipice, The by Connor Caddigan 1033

Doctor's Orders by Randi Suzanne Meyer 869

Dog Catcher, The by Bradley Mason Hamlin 2240

Dogs of Malviya Nagar by Ashwin Parulkar 208

Dog Tags by Kenneth Radu 950

Do It Yo’self by Jack Saunders 666
--editor's note: Saunders recently marked his 40th year of writing like a madman. Check out his website: www.thedailybulletin.com --

Domestic Tranquility by Ken Poyner 182

Don't Fuck Around by jason neese 1505

Doorbell by Eirik Gumeny 1523

Double-Take by Faith Gardner 1220

Draining Audrey by Brent Powers 717

Dream With Enough Conviction by Samuel Snoek-Brown 1270

Drummer, The by Ted Gogoll 175

Dun Horse, The by Edward Ahern 1713

Dying for a Faith by Cynthia Drew 728

Dyspnea by John Faucett 1483

E-Harmony Connection #54421 by Meg Tuite 1348

Eester Egg by David W. Fry 1550

Electric Ukulele Lady Land Band, The by Ashwin Parulkar 1219

Elegy by David Sparenberg 686

Elegy for The Old Republic by Michael Gillan Maxwell 422

Engorged by Aleathia Drehmer 571

Erin Just Wouldn't Eat by Rhys Milsom 1676

Everything That Keeps Me Together Is Falling Apart by Ted Jackins 1975

Exit Nothing by Pat King 1166

EXIT THE EDITOR by Steven Gulvezan 1552
A Micro-Novel in Two Books and Eight Parts

Explode by Damion Hamilton 1185

Exposure by Lewis J. Beilman III 576

Facts Of A Life by Marion de Booy Wentzien 286

Family Reunion by Tom Simmons 219

Family Reunion by Brian Biunno 1115

Felix by HC Eversole 478

First Kiss by F.N. Wright 1433

Flat, The by George L. Sparling 457

For Being There by Joan Hoekstra 1181

Found by the Sheppard by Giridhar Veeramaneni 1180

Four Days of Rain by Michael LaRosa 1545

Fuck Machine, The by Jon Bennett 67

Full Service by G. David Schwartz 1403

Games by Silvia Villalobos 464

Ghostlike by John H. Matthews 479

Girl Talk by Max Andrew 224

Grouse Ridge by Bill Pieper 1090

Halloween and Neo Paganism at the Library by Mark James Andrews 1303

Halloween At The Gym by Zarina Zabrisky 639

Hamburger by Victor Schwartzman 1065

Hannah's Ascent by Rachel Stern 486

Happenstance by Natasha Gdansk 666

Hard America by John Bruce 1128

Harlot by DM Morales 250

Harry, Francis, and the Language of Love by Rupan Malakin 481

Harvest by David Morris 777

Hawkwood Monster, The by Jarek Moore 891

Her Ironing-Board Stomach by Roberta Lawson 2035

Heroin Wings by Zarina Zabrisky 1506

Hey, Chinese kid! by Josh Olsen 942

Hines Park by Josh Olsen 865

His Father's Eyes by Drew McCoy 869

His Grand Vision by Shawn Misener 747

History of a Dead Man by George L. Sparling 761

Hunter by Kenneth Weene 1818

Hybrid Beastiary by AE Reiff 866

Iceman, The by Fred Skolnik 456

In All Innocence by Eddie Martell 195

Incubator by Karley Bayer 322

Interim by Nancy Christie 261

In the Age of Gerardo by Matthew Vasiliauskas 1066

Issue of the Watch, The by Grant Catton 1437

I Stopped Reading the Newspaper by Margaret Karmazin 1101

It'd be a process by Joel van Noord 1142

Jasmine, Wilting In The Garden by Richard Corrigan 527

Jenny by Jack Isaak 654

Jersey Shore by Bobby Sauro 2727

Job's Tears by Ron Burch 115

Job Interview by R.W. Watkins 1619

Johnny Strikes up the Band by Libby Cudmore 1714

Jolene by Matthew Ulland 371

Jury Duty by Josh Olsen 906

Just a Bucket by Tom Andrews 409

Kamikaze by Samuel Snoek-Brown 1154

Kleptomania by Ally Malinenko 1311

Klippinger, Minnesota by Adam R. Burnett 1621

Lakshmi by Ashwin Parulkar 635

Lament for Janet by Larry Blumen 1650

Landscape of Worry by Kim Farleigh 1499

Last Club On Earth, The by Fawzy Zablah 1786
*previously appeared in LitVision*

Legend of Eddie and Lola, The by William Taylor Jr. 1155

Licorice Stick Polka by Michael Dwayne Smith 462

Limbo by Eric Johnsen 425

Lips by David Hughes 992

Lives of the Poets II, The by William Taylor Jr. 1514

Look, The by Noah Cicero 860

Loop by Pete McArdle 466

LOVE by Zack Wilson 1015

Lulu in the Year of Gatsby by Gary Percesepe 244

Lying Day by Bradford Philen 235

Lying in a Creek by James Dunlap 725

Magma Bodies by John Kuligowski 1015

Manhattan, Sunday Morning by JP Reese 1042

Manhattan Love Story: The Zen of Losing Weight by Kyle Hemmings 190
Tundra, and Judy Garland Once Lived Next Door

Man I Built from Stone, The by Anthony Spaeth 1101

Man with Patches on His Pants, The by J. Claudius Cloyd 961

Maple Leaf, The by Nathan Graziano 1086

Margarita Baby by Bradley Mason Hamlin 701

Marinate by Josh Olsen 460

McUNIVERSE by Danger_ Slater 11299

Memories Of Flatworms, The by Ann Eveleigh 999

Menopause Yoga Studio by Dylan Gilbert 698

Mercy by Mick Rose 478

Midnight Run of 64, The by David McGinnis 1075

Mitt Romney's Phone Number by Newamba Flamingo 980

Mixed by Aidan Hailes 910

MOBTOWN by RD Armstrong 338

Moose Accident by Nathan Graziano 1215

Moron and Marciano, The by Charlie Skinner 593

Movie Stars by Miguel Gardel 1959

Mr. Blackistani by Ali Eteraz 812

Mr. Thursday by Dude Wallers 1808

Muddy Boots by Michael J. Solender 308

Mummer's Dance, The by Nancy Hightower 375

Murdered Sleep by Vyatcheslav Bart 1565

Murphy's Wake by Steve Wheeler 1016

Musketball by Tom Andrews 1376

My Fainting Goat Farm by Melanie Seal 298

My Farsi Boyfriend by Robin Ray 973

My Mother the Nigger by Noah Cicero 1898

My office by Josh Olsen 947

Mythical Philadelphia by J.C.D. Kerwin 500

Nazi Next Door, The by Mitchell Waldman 2193

Nazi Underpants by Steven Gulvezan 466

Negotiations with Gilligan by Forrest Aguirre 787

New Sick, The by Gavin Pate 993

No Service by Raymond Hutson 660

No Sirens, Just Lights by Zachary Moll 964
--editor's note: this is a work of fiction, based on a true event--

Nothing is Free by Paula Sophia Schonauer 954

Old Weather Vane by Matt Rowan 1183

On Death Row by Jared Blakely 195

One Loose Screw by Brian J Hobbs 409

On Improvements Outside The Box by Frank Sloan 187

On The Rock by Christina Hoag 908

Open Your Eyes by Edward J Rathke 987

Organ City by Pat King 1685

Other Side, The by Mario J Gonzales 2540

P & J Sandwiches by Kent L Johnson 279

Parker, At The Side Of The Road by Chuck Augello 508

Party, The by Luis Rivas 900

Paulo by Michael Dwayne Smith 360

Pawn by Colin O'Sullivan 1596

Pearls in Formation by Brent Powers 945

Pebbles and Berries by H. Jacob Buller 969

Pecs Of Steel Fitness Center by Dylan Gilbert 475

Petals On A Wet Black Bough by Kirpal 427

Piggy Ferguson Uber Alles by Marc Olmsted 237

Pink Light by Gary V. Powell 65

Pivotal Moments by Marion de Booy Wentzien 260

Plant, The by Christopher JH Lambert 541

Plant v. Page by Colin McKay Miller 1719

Please Don't Eat The Fish by Len Kuntz 1625

Poisoned Apples by Cindy Rosmus 1293

Posh Shop by Edward Wells II 1463

present is a gift, the by Richard Paris Wilson 881

Princess Fantasia at Château Kilo by Woodie Stephenson 1385

Proof That God Loves Us And Wants Us To Be Happy by Robb Todd 2376

Pubic Lice Affair, The by Joseph Ridgwell 1551

Pumpkin Bones by Dan Morin 650

Putting Patriot Down by Jeremy Maddux 440

Quangelists by George L. Sparling 1202

Real Beasts by Brandon A.M. 795

Recession Hits the 'Burbs, The by Dylan Gilbert 1307

Redemption by Jefferson Burnett 363

Red Fez and Pancakes by Craig Wallwork 1737

Remembering Ray by F.N. Wright 588

Revelation by Doug Mathewson 362

Roz and Rick by Mark James Andrews 1069

Runaways by Andy Henion 2015

Safety or Security by Spencer Carvalho 173

Save Me, Frog Eyes by Brady Russel 1468

Scarecrow by Cindy Kelly Benabderrahman 322

Scorpion, The by Wes Henricksen 363
-a new interpretation on the ancient tale-

SCOTT SCOTT by Bob Johnston 459

Screw Cupid by F.N. Wright 1332

Seduction by Pickle by Dean West 736

Seeing God by E.E. Barnes 1622

Segue by Peg Steiner 755

SENIOR PROJECT by Bill Pieper 653

Seven Sagacious Days by Clint Cherepa 317

Sex, Drugs, and Metaphysics: the Breakup Memoirs by Jennifer McCartin 1946

Sheriff Andy Taylor and My Wife’s Best Friend by Kip Hanson 202

Sheshu the Philosopher by Giridhar Veeramaneni 1507

Shoot by Josh Olsen 819

Side Effects Include by John Gifford 1094

Simulacrum by Adam Moorad 1118

Sincerity by Michelle Ong 915

Situations, The by Colin O'Sullivan 935

Skinny Girl by Carla Sarett 1058

Snow Angel by Leopold McGinnis 1295

Snowsuit, The by Hannah Thurman 428

Soldiers by Daniel Davis 1104

Spinning the Wheel by Jon Beight 905

Stanley by Victor Schwartzman 972

Star 69 by Bradley Mason Hamlin 1633

Star Dust by Tony Battaglia 440

Stella is Crying by Leopold McGinnis 1542

Still Alive by Samuel Snoek-Brown 1272

Stomachache by ani smith 1858

Stories That Defy Literary Conventions by M.V. Montgomery 534
A single piece consisting of four boldly iconoclastic flash fiction segments.

Summer of Gypsie Hendricks, The by Joan Hoekstra 1199

Swallowing Pride by J. A. Tyler 854

Taking Care of Myself by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal 1255

Tale from a Tub by Ben Nardolilli 1205

Tales Of Bewilderment And Angst by M.V. Montgomery 270

Talking Head by Clinton Bryant 464

Thank God for Dave by Paul Corman-Roberts 1112

That Fucking Dog by Newamba Flamingo 3918

That Obituary Summer by John Palen 896

That stink by Josh Olsen 1431

That Summer by Mike Boyle 704

Then I… by Josh Olsen 493

The Secret Life of Dr. Marty Walters by Pete McArdle 208
Homage to "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"

Thief, The by Robert Vaughan 857

This is Not for You by Edward J Rathke 1319

Three Critiques - The Planetary Series by Helena R. Duncan 167

Three Shorts: Rite, Professor X Circles The Darin, Preston by Mary Beth OConnor 403

Thrill Show by W.C. Bamberger 692

Tips For Mariokart: Election Dash by David Rawson 470

Tits Like White Elephants by D.N. Anderson 1281

Tofu Dogs on the Corner of Queen St W and Spadina by Mike Lafontaine 287

To Have the Ass by Sean Pravica 2249

To My Widow by Stephen Moles 1754

Total Rapport by Victor Schwartzman 1129

Transalphabetical by Carissa Halston 1304

Transfer, The by J.D. Finch 1016

Transgressions by Andy Henion 468

Tuesday by Brian Hartman 1807

Tuesday Morning at the Sad Motel by William Taylor Jr. 1245

Two Dogs by Steve Wheeler 1371

Two Weeks in Hell's Kitchen by Mike Boyle 1677

Ugly by Andrew Lander 872

Unaccustomed Mercy by DB Cox 1086

UNDEAD by Jeff Chon 2380

Undertaking Elmer by Joan Hoekstra 1047

Unnameable, The by Stephen Rowntree 665

U People by Ashwin Parulkar 1418

VERTEBRATE SKELETON, ITS ABSENCE, AND MORTALITY; ABSTRACT; L.C. BALLING (AUTHOR AND HEAD RESEARCHER), THE by Craig Scott 548

VIKINGS by Rich Cronborg 479

Voyeurs, The by Erika D. Price 389

Wallace in Wonderland by Pete McArdle 1643

Wedding, The by Darlene P. Campos 507

Wednesday for Dick by Brandon A.M. 508

What Are Friends For by S.C. Wade 115

What February Feels Like by Ronit Feinglass Plank 943

What Happened To Lorraine by Andy Meisenheimer 452

What I Know About Love by Marion de Booy Wentzien 815

What We Keep by Bryan Howie 662

When Angie Broke Up by BC Petrakos 342

Where The Cowboys Are by Larry Blumen 601

White Trash Rumble by Andy Henion 1278

Why Such Damned Blues? by Jason Lancaster Cooney 7306

William by Joel Sweeney 863

Wind Chimes of Happiness by Clifford K. Watkins 1746

Wishbone by Jason M. Heim 909

Witness For The Prosecution by James Claffey 521

Words by Matt Micheli 1337

Working by William Taylor Jr. 23312

WORKING AND THINKING by Frank Sloan 108

Writer's Conversation with Husband by Gloria Garfunkel 91

XOS 2 Exoskeleton by Zach Hamilton 243

Yellow Pelican Case by herocious 794

You've Seen The Gypsy by Karley Bayer 345

You Are That by Stephen James Moore 779