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A Brief History Of Cola by Glen Armstrong

Though cola is undeniably a cultural construct and any modern, identifiable culture should be able to construct a Rube Goldberg-inspired machine, to speak of “xenophobic [...]

September 2, 2016

Hindsight by Peter McMillan

December 1, 2013

Street level in the financial district it was dark and the streetlights were still on. Overhead the sky was blue and [...]
A Victory by Raphael Maurice

November 22, 2018

The ocean was black near the shore and farther out a storm was massing in the sky. He sat, looking out over the water, [...]
True Blue by Sarah Vernetti

April 1, 2015

Amber had almost survived another day. The children scrambled to find their places in line. A whirlwind of backpacks and [...]
Interview with Jenya Doudareva

September 25, 2017

1. What was your early life like? Where did you grow up? I was born in Russia and lived there until my teenage years when I [...]
Grocery List by Elizabeth Bolton

August 21, 2017

There is, here in my hand, a small blue rectangle of grocery list like the looping invitation to a banquet that awaits and [...]
Another Word For ‘Birthday Hamster’ by Laura Pavlo

January 29, 2017

There were one thousand “e”’s in the “please” Lucia’s son sung into the pet store window as he furiously pressed [...]
scars and other stories by stefan lutter

February 22, 2017

Dim lights and crowded room shoes scuffing and embarrassed cell phones. Prominent man, stands, emphasizes his [...]
Dying to Leave by Ashlie Allen

February 1, 2015

I made sure everyone was asleep before I tried again. I had nothing to carry just the weight of uncertainty. No one knew how [...]
Toxic Shock by Alex Creece

May 29, 2016

First Aid 1.01: do not remove an embedded object yourself. Even after the obligatory hospital visit, I was never fully [...]
Interview with Shae Krispinsky

September 4, 2017

What was your early life like? Where did you grow up? Early life was Western Pennsylvania, catching fireflies and [...]
Vending Machine Press Issue #6

October 1, 2014

Dear Readers, Welcome to the new issue of Vending Machine Press. We would to thank everyone in the writing community for [...]
June’s suspicious eyes by Raphael Maurice

March 15, 2017

You would say root and I saw it, the deep goodness of brittle earth. Blossom, you’d sing, as I licked my lips & fell [...]