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A
Study In Pastel by Bob Church
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"For the love of God,
Linda, turn down that damn jukebox! I like Pearl Jam as much
as the next guy, but enough is enough… Jeeeez…" |
Fixer by Eddie Bruce
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Sophie was stunned when Peter
left her. It was the suddenness of his going more than anything,
no phone call at work, no post-it note on the TV screen, just
the beat-up guitar, his lamentable excuse for lingering by the
phone, a sad memorial to a relationship that had ceased to sparkle. |
The Dinner
Party by Alissa King
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"Do you believe in monsters?"
"Sure."
"Ghosts?
"I don't want to talk about ghosts." |
The Good
News by Guy Hogan
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James Parrish had signed a
contract with a small, but well respected publishing house for
his first novel. He was a thirty-three-year-old MFA student at
the University of Pittsburgh. |
Comfort by Chico Mahalo
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The joke in those days was
that Muriel Fink wasn't sexy, just alive. Very few people ever
laughed at that joke. |
Pain
1 by Jon Norland (creative
non-fiction)
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Why are people afraid of getting
hurt? I understand the part about becoming damaged, but I have
the impression that it is fear of pain more than fear of being
physically injured that stops people from taking risks. |
Poetry
Essays
Word Catalyst has a new Short Story editor,
Bob Church. Send your short stories to: Bob
Church@wordcatalystmagazine.com. For a critique of your short
stories, send them to: critique@wordcatalystmagazine.com.
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