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The Space Under the Bed

The Space Under the Bed

“My Sid Haig is bigger than yours,” the blowhard says. He howls with laughter, slams his fist against the bar, and looks over his shoulder at me. His bulldog …

Barber vs Heart Disease trailer

Barber vs Heart Disease trailer

Watch the trailer for the story Barber vs Heart Disease by William Walsh, appearing in Annalemma Issue Five.

Dear Charlie

Dear Charlie

I’m trying very hard but oh my god she’s moving too fast. I told her I can’t dance. I said really, I can’t dance. But she made me go …

Letting Go

Letting Go

The clock in the West Plains Lutheran General emergency room has a white face with large black numerals. It’s easy to read, like the clocks Paula remembers from grade …

Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Watch the shadow puppet adaptation of Thomas Cooper’s Lost and Found, originally published in Annalemma Issue #4.

Reimagining the National Border Patrol Museum

Reimagining the National Border Patrol Museum

Located in El Paso, Texas, the National Border Patrol Museum (and its surprisingly cheerful gift shop) is, as it stands, a confusing testament to a whole mess of confounding …

Pilgrims

Pilgrims

The long line of cars waiting to enter the fairgrounds begins to move and Garrison edges forward in his seat, his forehead practically pressed against the hot windshield. I …

Line of Scrimmage trailer

Line of Scrimmage trailer

Here’s the trailer for the short story Line of Scrimmage by BJ Hollars, appearing in Annalemma Issue Five.

Swallow

Swallow

My father slept naked. I knew this because I’d witnessed it numerous times growing up whether I was prepared or not. He liked to lie on his back, unfettered …

The Enormous St. Blog

The Enormous St. Blog

Everyone had known everything about everyone else for so long that, at first, Peter’s emailed proposal for a neighborhood blog—The Enormous St. Blog, he wanted to call it, after …