fiction – Broken Pencil

Nadia Ozzorluoglu

Submissions In honour of the solstice, the theme is OVER THE THRESHOLD. Send your stories and poems of planetary […]

Maria Cichosz

We spoke with writer Victoria Hetherington about her dystopian novel Autonomy, chatroom romance and how the future got rigged.

Broken Pencil

Submissions Lucky Jefferson literary journal is seeking submissions from Black writers and artists. The theme for their upcoming issue is […]

Taaha Ali

The Drum by Taaha Ali The individual dwellings were scattered about and incredibly rudimentary, forming a village. The women were […]

Broken Pencil

Exploited and exhausted, modern labourers are seeking a new possibility in the world of work: no work at all. In […]

Ann Wuehler

66 Sunflower Street by Ann Wuehler Granny Tru killed Gran’pa Burley with the chicken hatchet. She buried him […]

Christine Miscione

Portrait of Middle Age by Christine Miscione Tree branches blowing in wind. Running shoes. Sports bra. Spandex exercise pants. Blonde […]

J.R. McConvey

No one could remember afterward whose idea it had been to start a fire. We were at the cottage; having […]

Divya Mehrish

India’s home was sinking. It was as if the walls were made of marshmallow paste that had been sturdy in […]

A. D. Metcalfe

// Illustration by Corina Wong The words coming out of my mouth don’t remotely match […]

Chris Gilmore

Dine ‘n’ Dash “Does it feel wrong,” he said, “or does it feel dangerous? Cuz those are two different things.” […]

Zainab Coovadia

Pandora’s Jar I have a clay jar in my room filled with evil spirits, the kind who whisper doubts […]