When Grace encounters the little horse at the market, she feels a connection. She’s come to western China to teach English — as far away from Kentucky as she possibly can get — but something about the horse reminds her of home, and she knows she has to help it. Adopting the horse stirs memories of her former life, and the man she left behind.

Told in a masterful braiding of past and present, Of Love and Water is a story of renewal from writer Elizabeth Burton. Burton brings her personal experience of living in western China to the story, sharing glimpses of Uyghur culture and language. Of Love and Water is a work of short fiction. 32 pages.

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Another Way of Coming Home follows the troubled Harley Upton, a drug addict on the run after committing a crime that landed him on the local news—and on the Bartlett County police department’s radar. His search for a hideout leads to an encounter with a woman from his past, with severe consequences for both of them.

Told close in to Harley Upton’s own point of view, Another Way of Coming Home steeps readers in the rich beauty of the Appalachian land while reminding them that no man is safe from the justice of the mountains. Another Way of Coming Home is a work of short fiction. 24 pages.

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'Rapture' chronicles the end of the world as witnessed by a wise-beyond-her-years teenager named Sarah. From a holler in far eastern Kentucky, Sarah and her brother Micah are forced to create a new normal under mysterious and scary circumstances. While they cope with the slow end of the world in different ways, Sarah reflects on what made life worth living in the first place. 45 pages.

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"Five Little Fatalities" is a work of short fiction. It tells the story of Honey, a young woman living on the edge of a widower's farm in rural Virginia. Honey sells mushrooms and other intoxicants to the owner of the farm, Mr. An. The two develop a tender relationship despite their differences in age and circumstances. As Honey becomes closer to Mr. An and as his mental health deteriorates, she finds herself speculating as to the cause of his husband's departure. Examining their relationship patterns and artistic temperaments, Honey divines that she and Mr. An are not that unlike after all. "Five Little Fatalies" is a reflection on how isolation breeds unusual relationships to people, creativity, and art. 36 pages.

Longlisted for the Perennial Press 2022 Chapbook Award

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Four curious chickens find themselves in the fastidious Mrs. Britin’s yard, much to her annoyance. With a front row seat to her exasperation, Mrs. Britin’s neighbors watch the woman losing more and more of her cool, taking escalating actions to rid her yard of the free-range pests. But just how far is Mrs. Britin willing to go?

Lemon Street’s Angel of Death is a dark comedy from author Larry D. Thacker. A wry commentary on the interpersonal antics of small town neighborhoods, the story will ring true for anyone who has butted heads with a nuisance neighbor. Lemon Street’s Angel of Death is a work of short fiction. 28 pages.

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