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Fiction

Fiction
Love Takes Hold
by Michael Croley
A woman from the next table eyed him and he eyed her right back.
Six-Word Stories
Lovers
by Elizabeth Benedict
Lovers, a new set of six-word stories from Elizabeth Benedict.
Fiction
Lovesick
by Ron Hansen
She confessed to Judd that she saw other men. She liked a good time.
Story of the Week
Lust
by Susan Minot
We drove, talking fast, fast, fast. He was always going for my zipper.
Fiction
L’entracte
by Helene Lenoir
She stopped, turned toward him, placed her hand on his chest.
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Story of the Week
Mackintosh
by W. Somerset Maugham
His eyes rested on the trees. By George, it’s like the garden of Eden.
Story of the Week
Maestro
by Philip Roth
Nothing happened to him? Why, genius had happened to him!
Fiction
Magic Words
by Jill McCorkle
Their leader is a badly wounded boy in need of wounding others.
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Story of the Week
Magnolia
by T. L. Crum
The baby in her belly is not a sibling, will never be their playmate.
Winter Contest Winners
Maine Night
by Debra Spark
Idzia is a little monster. For a monster, though, she’s awfully cute.
Fiction
Make It Black
by Andre Dubus III
Maybe that’s what she feels, not stranded, but suspended in time.
Story of the Week
Making a Difference
by Daniel Pope
I had pasted a pink Post-it to my phone screen that said DON’T DRINK.
Fiction
Making Things Up
by Kate Axelrod
Oh shit! I had that a while ago. Didn’t think I still did. So, so sorry.
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Story of the Week
Man & Machine
by Cam Terwilliger
Bobby doesn’t want more birthdays. He wishes the crash had killed him.
Fiction
Marantha
by T. C. Boyle
Today was the first day of her new life, and she was on an adventure.
Story of the Week
Marauder with Flag
by Marc Kaufman
I’m not afraid of dying. I’ve died on camera before. It’s not so bad.
Story of the Week
Marshall Willoughby’s World
by Sivani Babu
Marshall and Mrs. Checchi, it seemed, had this philosophy in common.
Story of the Week
Martyr
by Mark Krieger
The everlasting shines through in the threshold between worlds.
iStories
Mastering English
by Kay Eldredge
If you play, decide three things: the rules, stakes, and quitting time.
Fiction
Maud’s Crusade
by Robert Stone
“There’s life after birth! That’s what jails and lethal injections are for!”
Story of the Week
Me, Jodie Lynn Malone
by Juliet Williams
I looked up how much everything would cost. Giving birth: $9,000.
Story of the Week
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
by Sue Mell
When you turn fifty, you have to prove to yourself you’ve got something left.
Story of the Week
Meeting at the Gate
by Ben Weise
He showered, shaved, put on a clean shirt, then lay down to die.
Fall Contest Winners
Men Against Violence
by Gabriel Tallent
You’re feminist? Neither one of you. You just like getting into fights.
Fiction
Mercury Pictures Presents
by Anthony Marra
“Your mother’s fine,” Giuseppe said. “We’re all completely fine.”
Fiction
Merry Elf
by Tom Jenks
They’d developed Santa’s entire system, had written the code.
Story of the Week
Method
by Madelin Parsley
Before April rings the chime, she forces her way up out of herself.
Story of the Week
Michael Kohlhaas
by Heinrich von Kleist
Michael Kohlhasas carried one virtue to too great an extreme.
Story of the Week
Middlegame
by James Warner
In chess as in love, openings could be only so original. But this was uncanny.
Fiction
Midland
by Rick Bass
The blackness of her hair seemed to pull the color from her body.