April 15, 2016

Spring 2016

Love Story for Marie, All High at Palomino's by William Russell Wallace

April 15, 2016

Spring 2016

I wrote Marie back. It was a love letter, a farewell card. That was over a year ago now. She responded, in a way, but then there weren’t any more letters.

January 15, 2016

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Winter 2016

What Splits Us by Mark Farrington

January 15, 2016

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Winter 2016

Things were going well with my girlfriend. Surprising, since we were both near forty and had never been married.

October 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Fall 2015, Raymond Carver Contest

Jack Nicely by Amanda Pauley

October 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Fall 2015, Raymond Carver Contest

Jack slowed the orange VDOT truck, lurching to a stop in front of the carcass on the side of Route 603.

January 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Winter 2015

Constance's Law by Bridget Hardy

January 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Winter 2015

It’s a small town, so everyone knows. There was a trial and national press, but a couple loud conversations at the bank spread the word just as well.

January 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Winter 2015

Heart Berries by Terese-Marie Mailhot

January 15, 2015

Carve Magazine

Winter 2015

Have you heard the one about Thunderwoman? She’s my namesake. Creator made her with the heart of Thunderbird.

October 15, 2014

Carve Magazine

Fall 2014, Raymond Carver Contest

Cantaloupe by Karen Loeb

October 15, 2014

Carve Magazine

Fall 2014, Raymond Carver Contest

The cantaloupe a friend gave us sits on the table. My father, who’s visiting from California, says, “It’s like a pumpkin waiting to be carved.”

September 15, 2013

Carve Magazine

Fall 2013, Raymond Carver Contest

Heisenberg by William Shih

September 15, 2013

Carve Magazine

Fall 2013, Raymond Carver Contest

You make the first move, a vague email saying something to the effect that you’re around and bored, and if he’s free, you might be free, too.

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

Floating on Water by Dahlia Rosenfeld

September 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Fall 2012, Raymond Carver Contest

Abigail is a woman, and I am a woman.

March 15, 2012

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Spring 2012

Chlorine Mermaid by Rachel Steiger-Meister

March 15, 2012

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Spring 2012

Chlorine Mermaid by Rachel Steiger-Meister

I walked midnight streets with Rose.

March 15, 2012

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Spring 2012

Angels by Jennifer Pashley

March 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Spring 2012

Love destroys you.

March 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Spring 2012

What You Miss by Sarah Terez Rosenblum

March 15, 2012

Carve Magazine

Spring 2012

You’re not heading home for redemption.

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

Stalled Symphony by Liesl Wilke

September 15, 2011

Carve Magazine

Fall 2011, Raymond Carver Contest

The women in the Hearthstone Mall bathroom are not unlike horses at the gate, competing in a race they don’t understand, didn’t sign up for, won’t admit exists.