Meghan Fangmann | Specialty Home
A young girl ruminates over her family life and gives a chilling description of a modern American household, with a shocking revelation in the conclusion.
A young woman hides in her lover’s closet, in fear that their clandestine affair might be revealed to her lover’s wife.
Brian Molongoski | Echoes of an Ill-Chosen Fate
A young construction worker meets a woman at a bar, and they hit it off, while he internally struggles with his recent decision to embark on a criminal enterprise with his coworkers.
A husband and wife are panicking as they drive down the road, having just committed a grisly murder in their own home.
A young child is at a family gathering, his only concern being “When can we have cake?”
Jenny Jiweon Seo | Saying it Right
A young child struggles to accept his adopted sister, at first showing great frustration, then a blossoming friendship.
Griffin Kelly | Wait Here for Vincent
A writer finds himself on a bench in an ethereal world.
Nicolette Marshall | Lemon Chiffon
A lonely woman banters with the man hired to paint her house over glasses of wine.
Sara Bashant | Me and the Talking Trees
A young Southern girl has a traumatizing experience, but ends up strengthening her relationship with her family and empowering herself.
Zechariah Borden | Grease Stains *Winner, 2014 English Department Fiction Award
A man experiences a fatal car wreck while under the influence of LSD.