NANO Prize Winner, Fall Issue, & More!

Hello, NANO Fiction readers! Ahh, election year, that time when we are slogging through and ignoring our various uncles’ Goblin Party Facebook tirades. And what…

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Her Favorite Color is Light

Nora thinks air and smell are one. You breathe in sweet or sour, musty or moldy or wet-dog or chicken-broth scented. You breathe out your…

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Five Questions with Miah Arnold

Kirby Johnson: You mentioned at one of your Houston readings that Sweet Land of Bigamy evolved from several shorter stories. When did you discover that the story…

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The State of Flash (and Prose Poetry) — Why We Write ‘Em!

Hi, my name’s Christopher, and I write a lot of prose poems. Why? Well, the short answer is: Russell Edson. The slightly less short answer is: Russell Edson, James Tate, Amy Gerstler, Richard Brautigan, and Charles Simic.

But that’s just me.

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Separating the Body

Dad bit down on his cigarette as he worked a knife between the seams, the deer’s head nodding and shaking in little fits. The strips…

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