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True American Artform

by Simon Kay

An account of a pivotal game of pool.

- Length: 11 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 23 Comments

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The One That Got Away

by Denny Johnson

A journalist tracks down the man who escaped being the twelfth victim of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Contains adult material.

- Length: 16 pages

- Age Rating: 18

- 132 Comments

Cheese

by Sushma Joshi

A Nepalese boy dreams of cheese.

- Length: 16 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 76 Comments

The Hero

by Sue Ragland

A brief memory from 1918.

- Length: 2 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 91 Comments

Elvis Died at the Florida Barber College

by Roger Dean Kiser

A young boy's attempt to model himself on Elvis highlights the realities of life in an orphange.

- Length: 2 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 84 Comments

The End Of The World

by Sushma Joshi

The reaction of one Nepalese family when a learned sadhu prophesizes the end of the world.

- Length: 7 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 43 Comments

The Three Fishermen

by Tom Sheehan

An atmospheric recollection of a riverside encounter.

- Length: 5 pages

- Age Rating: PG

- 33 Comments

High Times in Jamaica

by Richard Jacobs

In 1954, a round-the world hitch-hiker takes a break in Jamaica

- Length: 14 pages

- Age Rating: 18

- 19 Comments

Year of the Monkey

by Tyler Ashton

They were his creation and he cared for them like a father should.

- Length: 5 pages

- Age Rating: PG

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