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Category Archive: The Contemporary Fiction Issue

One Sleepless Night at the White House by John Murphy

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[Late at night in the President’s bedroom; Trump is having difficulty falling asleep] TRUMP’S HAIR: Donnie?…Donnie?… DONALD TRUMP: […]

Chicago Literati December 20, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Megalomaniac Hospitality Rider by Matt Saleh

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The following is the hospitality rider for my 2018 World Tour. My name is Justin Abbracciabene. You may […]

Chicago Literati December 19, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Mustards: A Summer Song by Keith A. Raymond, MD

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Coffee, Ajaccio Corsica, a summer morning, light streaming from behind Gautier on turquoise water pointing him toward the […]

Chicago Literati December 19, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Creator Sculpts Human Figure While Holy Spirit Watches and Sometimes Intervenes with Various Amounts of Grace Although We Are Unclear About the True Theological Nature of Its Role by Josianne Barrette

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This morning, it is hard to see the worth of waking up from a nightmare when every single […]

Chicago Literati December 19, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

The Sailboat by Eric Luthi

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The old man opened his eyes and saw the exposed oak beams above him. He cut them years […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Safe Enough by Shanna Yetman

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Pop. Your son’s stroller hits a rock. It’s 3 p.m. It was 3 p.m. then, too. You’re late […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

Something like Iceland by Calder G. Lorenz

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Have you ever tried to count the stars when the sun is shining and the sky is blue […]

Chicago Literati December 18, 2017 Current Issue, Feature Issues, Fiction, The Contemporary Fiction Issue

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