Jenny Ferguson: Two Flashes

Here, south of a border, the slings and arrows of our own devising cut us well (or something like that — we can’t remember, we’re so in love with the ideal of love right now). Enjoy these postcards freshly conserved from the archive, Jenny Ferguson’s “Guatemala III” and “Guatemala IV”:

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Jenny’s novel-in-flashes, Border Markers, is forthcoming from NeWest Press in 2016. These flashes originally appeared in SC 2.3. Check out the latest issues and downloads from our store, or keep our blood flowing and subscribe! Read on, chochachos.

Tom Howard: Ghosts

Preëmpting further procession of the celestial spheres, which probably is a lie anyway, here’s Tom Howard’s cold flash, “Ghosts“:

Tom Howard - Ghosts [sample]

“Ghosts” originally appeared in Storm Cellar 3.2 — order a fresh back issue or DL yr ebook, son. Subscribers keep us alive this link claims. Read on!

Oh Look, a Push Cart

This year we had some hard decisions to make — Pushcart Prize nominations are tough, because we love what we publish here at Storm Cellar. In no particular order:

Holy chocolate sauce these are amazing, sign me up for more, you might be saying. Sweet: go here to subscribe, or purchase & download issues direct from our store. Read on!

Christopher James: Wisdom

We all fall one time or another, and who can blame us for keeping our good humor and re-trying the impossible? Let us absorb, therefore, Christopher James’ “Wisdom“:

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“Wisdom” first appeared in Storm Cellar 2.3. Get your sweet hands on sweet literature with a purchase or download. Subscribers keep us warm at night. Read on!

Stephanie Dickinson: three flashes

Pumped from the archive like cold aquifer water, we’re happy to serve three flashes by Stephanie Dickinson: “Emily and the Hobo,” “Emily and the Mule Man,” and “Emily and the Scarlet Fever Deity.”

Stephanie Dickinson - three flashes [sample]

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These flash pieces first appeared in Storm Cellar 3.2 — download the whole issue here, or purchase the thoroughly refreshing print edition. Subscribers see it all firsties. Read on!