FictionThe Wormhole Killers
The Wormhole Killers is a piece of fiction by Grady VanWright. The author has created a video of a reading of the short work.…
FictionA Package from Home
We’re more than a week in and people are still saying it’s already September as if there’s some injustice involved, as if it’s their first time…
FictionThe Two Stones
I name one stone Granger. I name the other stone Wayne. Neither has a housemaid. Both have birthdays. Their father's name is Hays. Their…
FictionArt of the Steal: Portrait Gallery Appoints New Director With Unmatched Expertise in Framing
In a bold move that redefines both "art" and "history," the National Portrait Griftlery has appointed a new director: former real estate tycoon, reality…
Fiction, HumorYour call is important to us
They brought me in on a six-week contract to “optimize client contact channels”—which, in plain English, meant building a phone system so soul-destroying that…
FictionThe Golden Years of Gary Goldenberg
At Gary Goldenberg’s retirement party, someone brought a chocolate sheet cake that said “Congratulations!” in blue frosting, the kind that stained teeth and clothes…
FictionThe Last Few Miles
They told him in March. A manila envelope full of scan results, a half-hearted handshake from the doctor, a lot of words like “advanced”…
Fiction, HumorDELETE MY PICTURES
“I want you to delete all the pictures of me,” she said. I was sitting in the tub with my feet sticking out like…
Fiction, HumorBig Semicolon Sale!
Here at Punctuation World we have a large overstock of semicolons. This is due to the continuing worldwide decline in their popularity and use, particularly in…
FictionThe Season of Laughter
The Season of Laughter It was the spring of laughter. Or maybe the fall. Seasons lost their edges here long ago. In Ardona, the…
FictionA Peaceful World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIc7CTmYaQ The world ended on a Tuesday. Not with a bang—though there were plenty of those—but with the usual assortment of morons talking about…
FictionThe Christo Apartments
I passed her building again yesterday on the train. It’s wrapped like a Christo – do you know Christo? – it's been in this state I…
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