"Mom on the Beach," flash fiction by Jimmy Kindree

"Time of Mother," flash fiction by Jefferson Navicky

"The Winner Is," flash fiction by Elaine Crauder

“The Last Good Time” by A.M. Homes “Are you going?” she asks as she spoons cereal into the baby’s mouth. “In a moment,” he says, looking out the kitchen ­window—the​ sky is what he calls a winter mouse gray. “How long will you be?” He shrugs and adds a small folding umbrella to his bag. “She’s not dying today, she?” “I […]

"Beyond Carthage" from THE END OF THE WORLD IS A CUL DE SAC by Louise Kennedy, recommended by Caoilinn Hughes

"Communicable" from THE ARCHIVISTS by Daphne Kalotay, recommended by Rebecca Makkai

"Wedding Party" from DIRECT SUNLIGHT by Christine Sneed, recommended by Elizabeth McKenzie

"Queen of Heaven" by Joel Cuthbertson, recommended by Electric Literature

after-life-by-joel-cuthbertson

"Madwomen" from EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, recommended by Molly Antopol

"Nia," a short story by Zdravka Evtimova

"None of That" from SEVEN EMPTY HOUSES by Samanta Schweblin, recommended by Lynn Steger Strong

"The Oracle" by Joanna Pearson, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature

"Madwomen" from EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, recommended by Molly Antopol

"AITA for Repairing My Neighbor's House?" a short story by Marian Crotty

"Tonya," a short story by Bowie Rowan

“The Invention of Clouds” by Becky Mandelbaum I was ten years old when I invented clouds. I did it for my little brother, who was sick at the time and had nothing better to do than study how the light lived and died outside his bedroom window. I had invented a spider for his windowsill […]

"Shadow on the Moon," flash fiction by Brenna Hosman

A short story by Lyndsey Croal

"Didi" from CALL UP THE WATERS by Amber Caron, recommended by Clare Beams