Excerpt: Terry Tierney’s LUCKY RIDE
January 6, 2022
By Terry Tierney Outside Diane’s door, I caught the familiar scent of jasmine incense, and a string of small brass…
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One Question: Terry Tierney
January 6, 2022
Hypertext Magazine asked Terry Tierney, author of Lucky Ride, “Why did you structure Flash’s Vietnam Era hitchhiking trip from Upstate New…
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Waking by Matt Levin
January 6, 2022
We travelled three days through the yellow-pointed plains up a mountain road to the village where the saint lived. The…
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Last Chance by Margo McCall
January 3, 2022
When Kayla closed her eyes, Jim’s propane tank exploded all over again, and when she opened them, the flames she’d…
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Inheritance by Christi Craig
December 30, 2021
Nonfiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest I was eighteen when my mother gave me the garnet ring. “From…
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There Are Cracks In My Crystal Ball by Sarah Sloane
December 27, 2021
Nonfiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest My life as an online psychic was short–lived. Its truncated nature was…
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Shoal by Suzi Banks Baum
December 23, 2021
Third Place Nonfiction, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest Nineteen sixty-nine is the year my father calls me Gazelle for my…
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Four at Three by Kimm Brockett Stammen
December 20, 2021
Nonfiction Second Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest Sill My earliest memory is of throwing a stuffed toy called Morgan…
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Excerpt: Robert Tomaino’s NEW MADRID
December 16, 2021
By Robert Tomaino Later that afternoon, August burst into the sheriff’s office. His face was a faded red from exertion,…
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One Question: Robert Tomaino
December 16, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Robert Tomaino, author of New Madrid, “What prompted you to write an alternate history novel?” By Robert Tomaino The…
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How to Get Married at 22 by Lucy Zhang
December 16, 2021
Nonfiction First Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest 1. Pray for parents smart enough to pass the toefl so an…
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Louse by Kit Edwards
December 13, 2021
Fiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest “A massive and sudden emergence of uncanniness, which, familiar as it might…
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Empty Spaces by Stephen Haines
December 9, 2021
Fiction Honorable Mention, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest McDonald’s toy collection: estimated value= $1975 or $2300 (depending on condition) Commemorative…
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One Hundred Small Deaths by Marlene Olin
December 6, 2021
Fiction Second Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest To celebrate thanksgiving, they have commandeered the backyard. The weather’s warm, the…
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One Question: Cameron MacKenzie
December 2, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Cameron MacKenzie, author of River Weather, “I see the book is dedicated to Frank. Who’s Frank? Why is…
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Excerpt: Cameron MacKenzie’s RIVER WEATHER
December 2, 2021
By Cameron MacKenzie Scenarios When I was in seventh grade or thereabouts I had a suicide scenario, the particulars of…
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The Follow by Kathleen Jones
November 30, 2021
Fiction First Place, 2021 Doro Böhme Memorial Contest When we’re  first  together, I don’t know if we’re together, but before…
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Excerpt: Mahyar A. Amouzegar’s THE HUBRIS OF AN EMPTY HAND
November 12, 2021
By Mahyar A. Amouzegar Death appeared as he always did and sat regally across from the three men. The black…
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One Question: Mahyar A. Amouzegar
November 12, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Mahyar A. Amouzegar, author of The Hubris of an Empty Hand, “The last chapter is about several characters’ grievances…
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Excerpt: Joan Schweighardt’s THE RIVERS TRILOGY
November 5, 2021
By Joan Schweighardt 1929. Manhattan. Estela and her one-time cousin JoJo have made a terrible mistake. They have tried to…
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One Question: Joan Schweighardt
November 5, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Joan Schweighardt, author of The Rivers Trilogy, “You started your career writing contemporary fiction. Why did you…
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Wilting by Hannah Anderson Harris
October 28, 2021
My dad picked me up from college a month ago. He came alone because Mama was too sick to make…
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The Search for My Grandma’s Fourteenth Summer by Brooke Randel
October 25, 2021
Listening  is  an  act  greater  than  not  talking, which is itself a great act. In my grandma’s apartment, I pressed…
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As Good As Another by Evan James Sheldon
October 21, 2021
I thought jail cells would have metal bars, not automated doors with thick glass windows. They took pictures of my…
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Excerpt: Robert Krut’s WATCH ME TRICK GHOSTS
October 20, 2021
By Robert Krut THE ANXIOUS LEVER OF LOWERING SKY Fear is a blade held in a lung. The sky lowers…
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One Question: Robert Krut
October 20, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Robert Krut, author of Watch Me Trick Ghosts, “You spoke with Hypertext about your last collection—how is this new…
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Face to Face by Catherine Johnson
October 18, 2021
“I wish I had your hair,” Mom said. Maybe it was prom, maybe it was after performing in one of…
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One Question: Blake Sanz
October 15, 2021
Hypertext Magazine asked Blake Sanz, author of The Boundaries of Their Dwelling, “How did the decision to tell interconnected narratives…
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Excerpt: Blake Sanz’s THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR DWELLING
October 15, 2021
By Blake Sanz How to Live Domestically as an Artist   Stash the unflattering portraits of your wife in the…
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Panic in the Freezer Aisle by Marisa Russello
October 14, 2021
Content Warning: Description of a panic attack I can’t go to the grocery store anymore. I’m hiding in the car,…
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