It was late, eleven o’clock, the end of a day in which Katrina had gotten nothing done, avoiding her studio in favor of the trifecta of time wasters, Facebook and Instagram and Twitter. Her husband, Gabriel, stood in ...
THE WEATHER OF MENOPAUSE by Louise Marburg
Fiction, LAR Online
Do not look at girls, your dad warns you at the beginning of your teenage years. The first accidental glance is okay, he says. The second is sin.
Your dad. A large man. Powerful eyes. Solemn face. When talking to him ...
Do Not Look at Girls by Rahad Abir
Fiction, LAR Online
Culvert
You were still asleep when the first shingles began to fly from our roof, barely conscious when we heard the old gazebo let go of the wooden joists and lay down lazily in the rising water with a sigh; but when ...
Two Stories by Seth Brady Tucker
Fiction, LAR Online
Loving even the old cobblestones in this ancient town, I am a tourist at the Tuesday morning market, and she is proud to tell me that this is the cheese preferred by all the French. She pulls a wire through it. A wire! I ...
The Beautiful Cheesemonger by John Poch
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When Shelby put that ring on my finger, it was so cheap the ends didn’t meet. He’s all, honey, why you crying? That’s when I started lying. Once I got on that path, weren’t no choice but to walk it. I told him, ...
Try Saying Yes by Kristen Millares Young
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The Swallows
I prefer a man with an appetite. My second husband was always putting things into his mouth. Grass. Pennies. Baklava. When visiting friends he never failed to lick their wallpaper. It was repulsive, but ...
Three Stories by Ryan Habermeyer
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Eulogy I. Before the Funeral, Practicing with Microphone
Our father. Six wives. Four kids. Twelve jobs. Many hobbies. How to sum that all up. Here goes.
He loved to fish. He used to line us kids up, tie nets to our ...
Horsing Around in Church by Kathy Anderson
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First runner-up in the 2018 Los Angeles Review Literary Awards, in the category of Flash Fiction.
Final Judge: Ron Koertge
Letters From the Desk of President Jefferson
June 19th, 1804
Mister Barlow,
I hope ...
To My Dear Friend, Joel Barlow by Chavonn Shen
Award Winners, Fiction, LAR Online
First runner-up in the 2018 Los Angeles Review Literary Awards, in the category of Short Fiction.
Final Judge: Doug Lawson
The baby octopus in my shirt drawer misses the ocean, but she doesn’t know how to tell ...
The Baby Octopus by Rainie Oet
Award Winners, Fiction, LAR Online
