October 17, 2022

Carve Magazine

Raymond Carver Contest, Fall 2022

Don’t Speak by Megan Callahan

October 17, 2022

Carve Magazine

Raymond Carver Contest, Fall 2022

Bobbi has never been in a classroom so silent. Pencil cases unzip. Textbook pages rustle. Winter boots squish and squeak on the linoleum.

July 12, 2020

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Summer 2020

Promises of the Sacred Heart by Kirsten Clodfelter

July 12, 2020

Carve Magazine

Summer 2020

Promises of the Sacred Heart by Kirsten Clodfelter

Every Sunday, Anka rises early. I tug at the blanket as she unfolds herself from bed, a cool emptiness rushing to fill the space beside me.

January 15, 2020

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Winter 2020

Remains by Sam Simas

January 15, 2020

Carve Magazine

Winter 2020

After Daniel died, Carlos came to the roadside every day and looked through the grass.

January 15, 2019

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Winter 2019

Saint Bus Driver by J.E. McCafferty

January 15, 2019

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Winter 2019

Young Lolly had a case of echolalia—though neither Gram nor Lolly knew the term back then nor knew it was a condition, an ailment of sorts.

July 15, 2016

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Summer 2016

Restoration by Ann Joslin Williams

July 15, 2016

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Summer 2016

Shortly before Kenton Pierce discovered the bones — human bones — he flushed thirteen ruffed grouse.

December 15, 2013

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Winter 2013

Eminence by Caroline Casper

December 15, 2013

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Winter 2013

We once had to make a list of all the things we didn’t remember.

June 15, 2013

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Summer 2013

The Relative Weight of Angels by Avril Breckenridge Barron

June 15, 2013

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Summer 2013

The Relative Weight of Angels by Avril Breckenridge Barron

The cab rolled toward me, headlights and roof lamp glowing in the dark.

September 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Fall 2012, Raymond Carver Contest

The Third Element

September 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Fall 2012, Raymond Carver Contest

Like a kid, Meredith counts down the final days of summer vacation.

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

Whiskey & Ribbons by Leesa Cross-Smith

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

I cut my hair when my husband, Eamon, died.

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

Oregon Grind by Rick Attig

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

In the thin shade of the ragged stand of poplars, Foster raised a fist of bloody gauze into the air.

June 15, 2011

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Summer 2011

Truth Poker by Mark Brazaitis

June 15, 2011

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Summer 2011

Congressman Stevens greeted my father and me at the door of his house in northwest Washington, D.C.

June 15, 2007

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Summer 2007

Samurai Bluegrass by Craig Terlson

June 15, 2007

Carve Magazine

Summer 2007

Their harmonies teeter on the edge of sweetness and mournful whine.