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Secret Potato Chip Dialogue over the Phone

Yesterday I received a phone call from an unknown individual. I said hello a couple of times but there was no response. It sounded like…

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S. O. L.

Irv drops the rifle, nears his son, Scotty. Scotty’s got a hole in his belly, and the half open refrigerator, casting one slim yellow ray,…

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The Mountainview Middle School Geography Bee

As a reminder, this is a single-elimination round. You must provide a correct answer to continue in the competition. Congratulations on making it this far….

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Vacation with Graciela

You found me that first night in the bar across the plaza from Teatro Juárez. You talked. I drank wine, watched the fútbol and the…

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Celebrity Poisonous Yellow Frog

A frog was on the wall, or somewhere. The frog was somewhere and I saw it and it was yellow. I said “Are you poisonous?”…

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Gipetto’s Sin

The boy grew frightened when his grainy wooden skin began to melt, every fiber humming and softening. Slumped on the workbench against some lumber scraps,…

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Number One

I need a coffee. I ask one of the airport representatives or guest relations managers or customer care specialists or what-have-you where the nearest place…

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The Way Ruin Came

Blackbirds and moths formed the front yard. The trees uprooted, clogged with ropes of smoke. Mother was out there somewhere. We’d been waiting for forever….

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2009 Houston Indie Book Festival

Through a collaboration with Gulf Coast, Domy Books, and CLMP, NANO Fiction is proud to sponsor the second annual Houston Indie Book Festival, Sunday May…

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