Mel Cartagena. "The Naked Moment."

Ruben kept his distance from the man pacing the width of the jail cell.

Kelley Cousineau. "The Fall of the Empire? That Would be in Aisle 37."

Everybody always talks about the evils of the American consumerism and the dangers of its unchecked growth, but nobody ever does anything about it.
    

Amanda DeSimone. "Die, Aussie,Die!"

Like many god-fearing loyal Americans, I take the patriotic act of consuming very seriously. And, like many Americans, my favorite place in which to indulge, other than Tijuana, is at the local movie theater.

David Dumitru. "Noah's Personal Rapture."

If God did not play dice with the Universe, He had a lot to answer for.

Elizabeth Foreman. "Flash Fiction: It's Non-Fictionlicious!"

Matt Mcguire. "The Imbeciles."

Jane loved the Imbeciles. She went to all of their shows on the East Coast, lavishing attention and screams on them, along with her body when she got the chance.

Jay Wexler. "Lundy Man."

 Rudolph wore his hair slicked back with Vaseline or some other oily ointment. He was friendly and had dynamite vision. He could read signs from very, very far away.

Joe Zorzi. "We Meet Five People in Basingstoke."

Dear Fat Fucker,

You may believe us to be impertinent but we have spotted you several times now in the vicinity of the Town Centre, and your bulk, your sheer size, your blubber, is beginning to give us nightmares.