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“Tickleneck,” Spotlong Review, 2022

  • August 22, 2022November 29, 2022
  • Daniel Kenitz
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“Tickleneck,” Spotlong Review, 2022

Esophageal cancer is the worst way to go. Most people my age aren’t even aware of their esophagus—just that we have a system of pipes…

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“A Hand to the Plow,” Red Rock Review, 2022

  • July 24, 2022January 17, 2023
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“A Hand to the Plow,” Red Rock Review, 2022

This story received the Red Rock Review’s 2022 nomination for the Pushcart Prize. No one came to my grandfather’s wake. Moriah wasn’t a big place—unincorporated,…

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“The Cycle,” Evening Street Review, 2020

  • July 24, 2022August 19, 2022
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“The Cycle,” Evening Street Review, 2020

Tyler Raymond broke her one rule: he recorded her. At first, she thought he was a diligent note-taker, making pencil-sweeps across his page, but when…

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“Seen,” Every Day Fiction, 2020

  • July 24, 2022August 19, 2022
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“Seen,” Every Day Fiction, 2020

“What if I cheated on you?” Hattie always came at Tom with wild scenarios: what if you found a prettier girlfriend, what if I cheated…

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“The Parent License,” The Virginia Normal, 2019

  • July 24, 2022August 19, 2022
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“The Parent License,” The Virginia Normal, 2019

The clock in the Licensing Center is the kind they always have at school or the DMV: black digits pimpled over a field of white.…

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“Sunset 9037,” Strangelet Magazine, Volume 4

  • July 24, 2022August 19, 2022
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“Sunset 9037,” Strangelet Magazine, Volume 4

Sunset 9036 was mostly blood-red and everyone digested that in their own way. Aunt Gilly stood out in the road and prayed, which had me…

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