[TRIGGER WARNING: Some readers may find this story disturbing]
Pattern:
Every lining has a cloud, be it a worn spot, a mended...
I.
The first time I saw you play:
Bach’s Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello; your chin tucked down;...
This is not my body.
Yes, there are the expected parts—arms, legs, hips, breasts—each in its proper place and of the proper shape...
A prolific writer of speculative short fiction, Damien Angelica Walters’ work has appeared in magazines such as Beneath Ceaseless...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Children of All Ages…
Every circus has a story, and every story has its secrets...
CHAPTER 1
The soles of Alison’s shoes marked each limping step away from her front door. She tugged the scarf on her head, pulling...
Andrius Kavalauskas, the last magician of Lithuania, closed the door and rested his head against the wood as the nurse’s footsteps...
I’ve been here before, sitting in front of an Excel spreadsheet filled with story titles and word counts, trying to decide what...
Erika’s fingers tense on the steering wheel as she approaches the Kansas-Colorado state line. Endless fields of wheat, waiting...
