literary

World and I by Miranda Forster

World and I by Miranda Forster Much of a frog’s life is spent in perfect stillness, resting and waiting and sensing. And some of a frog’s life is spent flying at breakneck speed. Log...

It Eats Itself by Russ Bickerstaff

It Eats Itself by Russ Bickerstaff The food eats itself. When no one’s working. When no one‘s paying attention to it. The food is kind of self-conscious about everything. So it starts eating itself....

Cannonball! by Lisa Lahey

Cannonball! by Lisa Lahey “The thing is, if they don’t want people using the swimming pool in their store, then why have one?” Mrs. Lowman insisted to the police at the Codfish Sporting Goods...

Ugly Confessions by Jake Pursey

Ugly Confessions by Jake Pursey I don’t remember the exact moment when I realised I was ugly. It was just a feeling that the image reflected back to me didn’t reflect what I thought...

Comic Sans by Michael Smith

Comic Sans by Michael Smith “A sniper takes a pot-shot at a General visiting the front line and misses. ‘We know exactly where he is, sir,’ says one of the soldiers. ‘He’s been up...

Disco Man by Michael James Tapscott

Disco Man by Michael James Tapscott There were other lonely singers with cultural capital to steal from, outsider artists, 20-somethings who walked the earth with Where Water Comes Together With Other Water in their...

That Girl, Sadie by Bill Tope

That Girl, Sadie by Bill Tope i “Well, what do you want me to do with her?” asked Mike, growing exasperated with his friend and housemate. “Just take her off my hands for the...

Winsom by Kelli Dianne Rule

Winsom by Kelli Dianne Rule Bradenton, Florida, 1997 Hart’s desk shook.  “Hey, my coffee!” Hart sprang forward and lifted the mug, wiping the bottom and sides with his other hand, but it had already...