“Short Fiction” – The American Mag

Double Nickel

By Erik Rasmussen| 2019-01-03T11:51:58+00:00 December 20th, 2018|"Short Fiction"|

This is an excerpt from a forthcoming novel titled “Further from Home," set largely in an imaginary Long Island high [...]

By Alice Stephens| 2018-12-16T20:13:29+00:00 April 30th, 2018|"Short Fiction"|

In new fiction by Alice Stephens, Dot's elevator ride turns into something entirely different, and menacing.

By Jeff Freiert| 2018-12-16T20:15:22+00:00 October 29th, 2017|"Short Fiction"|

U ncle Ray! Uncle Ray! The Bonaventura brothers, Louie and Tony, ages nine and seven, abandon play, leave their friend [...]

By Olivia Kate Cerrone| 2018-12-16T20:24:55+00:00 January 2nd, 2017|"Short Fiction"|

T he prison door opened, soaking the gray cell with bright fluorescence. Jean stiffened against the thin mattress, its coils [...]

By Peter Vilbig| 2018-04-21T23:03:06+00:00 October 10th, 2016|"Short Fiction"|

Peter Vilbig: "I'm an 8 percenter (which used to be called Middle Caste). Forget the Starvelings, the Subalterns, the Substratas..."

By Bonnie Altucher| 2018-08-08T17:12:05+00:00 April 11th, 2016|"Short Fiction"|

Bonnie Altucher: "Had he shot himself up in her bathroom? And then tidied up? Or taken a sponge bath?"

By Jenna Leigh Evans| 2018-03-21T19:47:45+00:00 December 31st, 2015|"Short Fiction"|

Jenna Leigh Evans: "The landlord claims I can't have anybody living with me, even though that's illegal. Plain illegal. Are you listening?"

By Joseph Patrick Pascale| 2018-03-21T19:07:36+00:00 September 24th, 2015|"Short Fiction"|

Joseph Patrick Pascale: "Imagine yourself sitting in your living room. Now take away the universe that exists outside the room."

By Alexander Slotnick| 2018-03-21T19:06:10+00:00 June 4th, 2015|"Short Fiction"|

Alexander Slotnick: "Zack brought home a rabbit and said, 'Mommy turned into a bunny today.'"

By Connor Crawford| 2018-03-21T19:04:00+00:00 January 15th, 2015|"Short Fiction"|

Connor Crawford: "Dale and his father really fought, and they fought for a long time. Punches. Kicks. Words. Howls."

By David Winner| 2018-09-06T13:56:53+00:00 October 13th, 2014|"Short Fiction", Memory Lane|

David Winner: "I'm so utterly feminine. I used to be a sexless sort of person... Now I've changed."

By Jon Roemer| 2018-03-21T19:00:50+00:00 June 5th, 2014|"Short Fiction"|

Jon Roemer: "Rioting heroes versus stuffed shirts. The line is full of static, but he's pissed and on a roll."