by Ryan Borchers
I needed to kill a troublesome fly, so I went to the bookstore. There I bought a floppy book, a big one, but lightweight. And since I'd already made the trip and needed a door stopper, I bought a heavy book too. Back home, I smashed the fly with the floppy book. There's nothing so satisfying as making a plan and seeing it succeed. I spent the rest of the afternoon on the balcony, sipping Arnold Palmers and fanning myself with the floppy book.
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Ryan Borchers is a writer from Omaha, Nebraska. His work has been published by The Rumpus, Flash Fiction Magazine, Prairie Schooner, Sky Island Journal, Umbrella Factory Magazine, Spelk, 50-Word Stories and other literary journals. His debut novel, Rook, was released in June 2025. Currently, he is collaborating with his sister on a graphic novel about adorable dinosaurs who discover the Internet.
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20250826
No Big Deal
by Julie Furxhi
They crossed the threshold to complete the delivery. They loved challenges, especially mazes. Simply deliver the manuscript to the monster codenamed Minotaur. Deliver it without getting attacked by bats or snakes, falling into sulfur pits or being crushed by moving walls. The forgotten flashlight would have been helpful. Also, the pay was insufficient.
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Julie Furxhi's work has been published in Brilliant Flash Fiction, Eunoia Review, and Story Street Writers. Her debut novel, Desiderium, is available wherever books are sold or at one’s local library. Her website lives here.
They crossed the threshold to complete the delivery. They loved challenges, especially mazes. Simply deliver the manuscript to the monster codenamed Minotaur. Deliver it without getting attacked by bats or snakes, falling into sulfur pits or being crushed by moving walls. The forgotten flashlight would have been helpful. Also, the pay was insufficient.
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Julie Furxhi's work has been published in Brilliant Flash Fiction, Eunoia Review, and Story Street Writers. Her debut novel, Desiderium, is available wherever books are sold or at one’s local library. Her website lives here.
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Robert McEvily
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These Days
by Cindy Hochman
These days I don’t stop and smell the plumerias because climate change has made my allergies run rampant. These days I don’t go to the movies because, well, Netflix. These days I don’t go to bars because I’m never in time for last call. These days I don’t take long walks because my legs are stiff, creaky, achy (and feel free to add in some more painful adjectives if you are so inclined). These days I don’t watch the news (for obvious reasons). In my next poem I promise to tell you all the wonderful things I do these days.
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Cindy Hochman is the founder of "100 Proof" Copyediting Services and the editor-in-chief of the online poetry journal First Literary Review-East (which only takes poems 16 lines and under). Her latest chapbook is Telling You Everything (Unleash Press, 2022). She resides in Brooklyn, New York, where she reads, writes, edits, meditates, learns tai chi, studies the Russian language, and agonizes over politics.
These days I don’t stop and smell the plumerias because climate change has made my allergies run rampant. These days I don’t go to the movies because, well, Netflix. These days I don’t go to bars because I’m never in time for last call. These days I don’t take long walks because my legs are stiff, creaky, achy (and feel free to add in some more painful adjectives if you are so inclined). These days I don’t watch the news (for obvious reasons). In my next poem I promise to tell you all the wonderful things I do these days.
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Cindy Hochman is the founder of "100 Proof" Copyediting Services and the editor-in-chief of the online poetry journal First Literary Review-East (which only takes poems 16 lines and under). Her latest chapbook is Telling You Everything (Unleash Press, 2022). She resides in Brooklyn, New York, where she reads, writes, edits, meditates, learns tai chi, studies the Russian language, and agonizes over politics.
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Robert McEvily
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