Excerpt: Jessica Jopp’s FROM THE LONGING ORCHARD

September 1, 2023
Facebook Threads Mastodon Bluesky By Jessica Jopp From the first time the girls heard their parents mention the lunar eclipse…
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One Question: Jessica Jopp

September 1, 2023
Facebook Threads Mastodon Bluesky Hypertext Magazine asked Jessica Jopp, author of From the Longing Orchard, “There are several moments in…
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Excerpt: Terry Tierney’s THE BRIDGE ON BEER RIVER

August 11, 2023
By Terry Tierney Make It Home Alive During my second beer the yelling begins upstairs. I try to block it…
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One Question: Terry Tierney

August 11, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Terry Tierney, author of The Bridge of Beer River, “You have said your first novel Lucky Ride…
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Excerpt: M. Evelina Galang’s WHEN THE HIBISCUS FALLS: STORIES

July 14, 2023
By M. Evelina Galang When my twin and I turn sixty-five, the women in the city begin coming out of…
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One Question: M. Evelina Galang

July 14, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked M. Evelina Galang, author of When the Hibiscus Falls: Stories, “What obsessions recur in your work and…
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Excerpt: Jan Stinchcomb’s VERUSHKA

June 30, 2023
By Jan Stinchcomb Verushka was always different. Her mother, Elena, hoped her daughter would be just like her, a born…
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One Question: Jan Stinchcomb

June 30, 2023
Hypertext Magazine asked Jan Stinchcomb, author of Verushka, “How did you handle your villain?” By Jan Stinchcomb Carefully. There’s nothing…
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Excerpt: Spencer Fleury’s HOW I’M SPENDING MY AFTERLIFE

September 2, 2021
By Spencer Fleury Nicole Before we start, I think you should know that I am not the sort of person…
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Excerpt: Lee Matthew Goldberg’s ORANGE CITY

March 24, 2021
At six on the dot, the gloved cellular let out a piercing ring. A timer turned on, ticking down with…
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Excerpt: Sara Davis’s THE SCAPEGOAT

February 26, 2021
By Sara Davis When Kirstie interrupted me I was in the break room. I had just sat down at the…
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Excerpt: Erica Buist’s THIS PARTY’S DEAD

February 18, 2021
I’m teetering on the roof edge of a concrete tomb. The air is filled with the smells of sweat and…
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Excerpt: Darrin Doyle’s THE BIG BABY CRIME SPREE AND OTHER DELUSIONS

February 5, 2021
I. The Pretty New Nurse From Pediatrics I’m standing behind my wife in the cafeteria line at St. Mary’s. Except…
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Excerpt: Marc Sheinbaum’s MEMORIES LIVE HERE

February 4, 2021
By Marc Sheinbaum PROLOGUE Josh Brodsky drove through the early morning mist, approaching the La Quinta Inn outside San Francisco…
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Excerpt: Christine Hume’s SATURATION PROJECT

January 1, 2021
From “Atalanta: An Anatomy” A decade ago, a search party found her after three long, hot summer days in northern…
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Excerpt: Elizabeth B. Splaine’s DEVIL’S GRACE

December 18, 2020
prologue August 2018 The summer had been unusually dry, but last evening’s skies had opened and unleashed the wrath of…
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Excerpt: Ben Tanzer’s UPSTATE

December 3, 2020
Things Start How does it start? With a bump and a thud, or maybe it’s a thud followed by a…
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Excerpt: Bob Campbell’s MOTOWN MAN

October 8, 2020
Beep. Jim rolled up quickly behind Bradley out of nowhere. The engineer turned to greet the skilled trades’ foreman just…
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Excerpt: Ellen Birkett Morris’ LOST GIRLS

October 1, 2020
Heavy Metal Laura’s body felt heavy. Heavy was the word her son Jason had used when he could no longer…
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Excerpt: Tara Lynn Masih’s THE BITTER KIND

September 10, 2020
Stela Stela returns home for a short visit at Easter. Her mother tells her on the phone that the Captain…
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