Knock Wood by Shae Krispinsky
I met Valerie when I was working on her parent’s house. It was me and Jack and the other guys on our team swinging hammers and sawing and sweating in the sun. Her [...]
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First Time In Paradise? by Gary Berg
It was still dark when he pulled out of the truck stop and headed up Highway 99 to Chico, a toothpick out the side of his mouth and a belly full of coffee. The fucking [...]
Vending Machine Press Issue #6
Dear Readers, Welcome to the new issue of Vending Machine Press. We would to thank everyone in the writing community for being so kind to us in our rookie year. I hope you [...]
Photophobia by Bobbi Lurie
I pray he will eat. I know he won’t let me make him food. His fear of wasting water overwhelms him so he rushes to turn off the kitchen faucet. He won’t drink [...]
Untitled #3 by Mike Lafontaine
My father appeared to me in a dream last night. I was walking down the street in my old neighbourhood. I was looking at my phone and not really paying attention to my [...]
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