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It’s the day when the last war is over, and skeletons of swallows are already starting to return. They don’t have beaks, and their white, hard-boiled eyes fly three inches...
The Day When the Last War Is Over
It’s the day when the last war is over, and skeletons of swallows are already starting to return. They don’t have beaks, and their white, hard-boiled eyes fly three inches...
Narrated by Doug Nesbitt “Thirty-one,” she whispered. “Thirteeeeee one-un-un-un-un. Doris?” “Yes, Leesh?” “It’s my birthday.” “Happy birthday, Leesh.” She laid in bed and stared at the bottom of the bunk...
On the Sunlit Side of Venus
Narrated by Doug Nesbitt “Thirty-one,” she whispered. “Thirteeeeee one-un-un-un-un. Doris?” “Yes, Leesh?” “It’s my birthday.” “Happy birthday, Leesh.” She laid in bed and stared at the bottom of the bunk...
Written by Benjamin Parzybok, narrated by Doug Nesbit "On the Sunlit Side of Venus" by Benjamin Parzybok - published inApex Magazine, Issue 133, September 2022. Read it here: https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/on-the-sunlit-side-of-venus/ Content Warning:...
Episode 93: On the Sunlit Side of Venus
Written by Benjamin Parzybok, narrated by Doug Nesbit "On the Sunlit Side of Venus" by Benjamin Parzybok - published inApex Magazine, Issue 133, September 2022. Read it here: https://apex-magazine.com/short-fiction/on-the-sunlit-side-of-venus/ Content Warning:...
Orphelia’s procedure took place on a sunny Monday afternoon. She and her mother arrived early and stood in line outside the surgery with other mothers and daughters, waiting their turn,...
Chorus of Whispers
Orphelia’s procedure took place on a sunny Monday afternoon. She and her mother arrived early and stood in line outside the surgery with other mothers and daughters, waiting their turn,...
The sweater we buried you in is hanging in my closet. I don’t mean it to sound as though I dug you up for the sake of the sweater, hefting...
A Country of Eternal Light
The sweater we buried you in is hanging in my closet. I don’t mean it to sound as though I dug you up for the sake of the sweater, hefting...
Narrated by Parrish Davis-Sauls The infomercial jangles for DoubleSpace were never quite as catchy as the ones for its more expensive alternatives, and yet, you and I would hum them...
Your Space Between
Narrated by Parrish Davis-Sauls The infomercial jangles for DoubleSpace were never quite as catchy as the ones for its more expensive alternatives, and yet, you and I would hum them...
for KT The Grieving House rises like a lighthouse from the artificial snowdrifts, its windows blazing honeyed gold. The clean lines of it look too much like a grave marker....
Have Mercy, My Love, While We Wait for the Thaw
for KT The Grieving House rises like a lighthouse from the artificial snowdrifts, its windows blazing honeyed gold. The clean lines of it look too much like a grave marker....