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THE MATRIARCH by Michael Aronovitz

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Bosley

I ain’t scared, asshole. It’s not like I ain’t changed a tire before, right? It’s just that the bulb light is shot and I got so much shit in the trunk I can’t find the jack. The cold rain is … Continue reading →

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Hosting Changed

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Bosley

The site has been moved to a new hosting configuration   Please report issues to the submission email address. Thanks bg

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Read my short story, “I am Mercy” at The Shine Journal.  A dirge about the inevitable, death-bed deals, and bubblegum flavored morphine. Enjoy!

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Bosley | Leave a comment

NURSING HOMES ARE FOR LOVERS by Katherine Sanger

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Bosley

Her fingers clawed the phone from the cradle on the second ring. “Hello?” “Is Ruth there?” “This is,” Ruth said, shifting to seduction mode. “This is Randy. I saw your ad on ‘Stranger Hook-Ups.com’…” Randy trailed off, not sure what … Continue reading →

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Submissions

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Bosley

I think I am caught up with submissions, if you haven’t heard back on something you submitted, please resubmit with a note or query with the details of what has gone missing. Also, I’d dearly love to see more (any) … Continue reading →

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THE DANCER by Rebecca L. Brown

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Bosley

I shouldn’t have been surprised that she wore her tutu; she never took it off if she could help it. She lived for the escape which dance gave her even long after her trembling limbs were robbed of their natural … Continue reading →

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Subs and Pubs

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Bosley

If you have a story subbed, I intend to catch up this weekend. If you’ve had a story accepted, I hope to get the proofs over to you this weekend. It’s been hectic! I appreciate your patience. UPDATE: Please think … Continue reading →

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RED RIDING HOOD by Anahita Ayasoufi

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Bosley

Red let her crimson hood slip back, just enough to show off her curls, the curls that she had arranged with care, as she was told to do, because she had matured, and because grandma had a prince—the haunter prince … Continue reading →

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GRAMMATICAL TRANSFIGURATION (FREE VARIATION ON A THEME BY CHRISTIAN MORGENSTERN) By Frank Hagelberg

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Bosley

A wherewolf, feeling too confined To space, at last made up his mind, And chose a night of ghoulish doom, To raise a teacher from the tomb. “Please make me temporal”, he cried “The whenwolf”, the dead man replied. “Weave … Continue reading →

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MY NEW COLLECTION by Tawny Demase

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Bosley

When mother died, I was very young. Father says I was so young, I wouldn’t remember her. But I do. I remember the way her hair smelled. I remember how it felt to lean on her breast. I remember the … Continue reading →

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