William Lemon begins his time as our Writer of the Month for March 2016 with an unsettling flash fiction piece, part of a series across several lit sites, "This Man".
SHORT STORYFairby Lise QuintanaWriter of the Month
Lise Quintana, our Writer of the Month for February 2016, leaves us with a story you'll never forget: the funny, disturbing, haunting "Fair".
“I think that what you have is an infestation of fairies.”
I waited for the smirk – for the “gotcha” that I was sure was coming, but she continued to stare at me with a serious expression.
SHORT STORYMummy (baby)by Lise QuintanaWriter of the Month
Lise Quintana, our Writer of the Month, with the horrifying, symbolic, and surprising short story "Mummy (baby)".
Bella rubbed her fingertips over Maggie’s inner arm, and Maggie could feel a little ragged nail edge scratching her. She took the child’s hand, found the offender, and bit it off. She held the little grain of nail between her teeth and realized that in order to put it into the trash, she would have to dislodge Bella who was almost asleep. There was no way she could twist herself to spit it into the trash from where she was, so she swallowed it.
Lise Quintana builds a shocking, sweet legend around one of the most unique performers in music history: Yoko Ono.
In early 1980, just before John Lennon's death, Yoko Ono considered a breast augmentation. But this was 1980, and this was Yoko Ono. These would not be regular one-on-each-side-with-a-nipple-on-top kinds of breasts. Not for Yoko.
J. Bradley returns to Drunk Monkeys with the tragic story of star-crossed cartoon spokesmen.
I cup the Kool-Aid Man’s face in my hands. “I can’t do this anymore. I’ll have someone stop by to get my things.”
Jacob Yoss makes his Drunk Monkeys debut with a touching short story of a dying child's last wish, "The Rush Wish".
While Rider recovered, Aiyana asked the interpreter, “Where’s his family?”
The woman’s face dropped. “They’re not here.”
“Where are they?”
“Still in the park.”
Aiyana blinked. “What?”
FLASH FICTIONThe Picnicby L.D. Zane
Some things time can heal, and some things it can't. L.D. Zane offers an emotional reflection on the past in his flash fiction piece "The Picnic".
“Whatever happened to those kids?” asked Mikey.
SHORT STORYThe Playground with Dadby Doug Patrick
A parent's rash decision has long-lasting repercussions in Doug Patrick's short story "The Playground with Dad".
I go for the next bar again, but I can’t grab it. I start wishing I was a monkey. Maybe Dad would like me more then. I’d be able to get to the end of the bars, at least.
FLASH FICTIONA Glass of Waterby John C. Mannone
The rush of excitement gives way to the banality of the day after, in John C. Mannone's subtly brilliant flash fiction piece, "A Glass of Water".
She twirls her wedding ring as if that could wipe away the tarnish. This is not the way she intended to end the affair.
William Lessard, our Writer of the Month for January 2016, reports from a future not so far away to reveal that Lena Dunham has saved ... not THE world ... but A world.