So here’s what I’ve been thinking: if a story moved you in the first place, if its images struck you hard and its language rocked you gently, if, months later, it is still haunting you, then it’s time to share. This is how I feel about Kari Nguyen‘s “Star Anise,” posted on Fictionaut back in July. [Read more]

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With voices so real they could be memories, and natural images so strong you can almost smell them, this short piece evokes the best of childhood before digital communication – and serves as a vital reminder that the friends and the frogs are still there for our children now. [Read more]

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Bill Yarrow‘s poems have converted me to poetry. [Read more]

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The language of “Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone” by Stephanie Bobo is so damned beautiful that I’m tongue tied trying to write about why it’s one of my favorite stories, not just on Fictionaut but period. Ever. That’s right. Ever. [Read more]

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In this great story, Ackley lulls you into a snickering half-doze with his stupid soldier jokes and then he – literally – drops the bomb on you. [Read more]

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I have read many stories about mother-love that have moved me, but none as much as Pia Ehrhardt’s “Baby Hater“. [Read more]

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This story will make you want to toss the brie and chardonnay and sink your teeth into a juicy burger with maybe a side of fries. Delicious. [Read more]

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This is a very amusing piece. It’s a piece which starts at a certain point, let us say P, and moves towards some other point by a series of other points, let us say P1, P2 … but never arrives at a finality. [Read more]

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