by Dana Diehl The first time it happened, Lana was standing in front of a shop window, trying to see past her reflection to the business inside. She doesn’t remember anything special about the moment, but suddenly her insides were collapsing into themselves and the Styrofoam cup of coffee was pulled out of her hands and she dropped to her knees, gasping, everything around her taut and bright. The feeling passed quickly, so quickly that for a moment she wondered if she’d imagined it. But …
To celebrate the release of Issue 6 and our Blurred Genre contest winners, we are hosting a reading over Zoom on May 10 at 6:30 pm PST. *** See full details below and RSVP at this link! …
Read the flash pieces at the links below: 1st Place: The Pasture by Enchi 2nd Place: Neo–Jerusalem by Chinedu Gospel 3rd Place: The Balloon Game by C. J. Anderson-Wu Finalists: Pretending by Chris Clemens and Girlfriend as DiVine, from Disney World by Brady Alexander Honorable Mention: "Crooked Love" by Anastasia Jill"An Absurdist's Lament" by J. J. Steinfeld"Sitting on the Grass After the Last Spring Exam in Golden Valley, Minnesota" by Emily Brisse"Tethered" by Amy …
Bay Area native Patricia Bidar’s stories have been published in Invisible City, SmokeLong Quarterly, Wigleaf, Sou’wester, The Pinch, Pidgeonholes, and elsewhere. Invisible City editor Tanya Žilinskas talked to Patricia about her Pushcart-nominated story “The Little Jenny,” which appeared in Invisible City’s Issue 3. Spoilers follow; you can read “The Little Jenny” here. Q: How did "The Little Jenny" come about? What was the inciting idea? A: The inciting image was that of the moth …
Read the flash pieces at the links below: 1st Place: "Grief Birds" by Sam Moe 2nd Place: "Something's Still Going Down at the Meijer on Central Ave" by Joshua Jones Lofflin 3rd Place: "A Fish Story" by Jeremy T. Wilson Finalists: "Still Here" by Matt Barrett and "We Iron Dad's Underwear" by Kristina T. Saccone Honorable Mention: "Not Nowadays and Never Here" by Patricia Q. Bidar"Self-Portrait as Ricochet" by Despy Boutris"The Crossroads-Coin" by Wilbur Charles-Wallace"Flight to …
To celebrate the release of Issue 4 and our Blurred Genre contest winners (to be announced soon!), we are hosting a reading over Zoom on May 11 at 6:30 pm PST. *** See full details below and RSVP at this link! …