The Lantern Wreckers
I rolled into Bagdad on a Thursday with about forty dollars to my name and a plan to leave with more.
Stories in Humor & Satire tagged online match meeting in person, ranked by how many readers finish them. Reads run 13 to 18 minutes. Writers to know: Moss Myth, Blue Spell and Rain Signal. Readers usually start with “The Lantern Wreckers” and “The Roughing Curve”. Some are free to read in full; the rest open with a free preview.
I rolled into Bagdad on a Thursday with about forty dollars to my name and a plan to leave with more.
Otis Nichols was twenty-nine years old and he had driven five hours to stand in front of a smoking hut in the middle of nowhere, Ontario.
Johan came through the door of the Sandbox Diner at seven sharp, took off his cap, and scanned the room the way he always did in a new…
Julianne pulled into the bookstore parking lot at four forty, which gave her twenty minutes before the place closed for good.
I'd been talking to Neil Thorson online for six weeks before I agreed to meet him, which for me is basically a record.
Tasha had been on the ferry for eleven minutes and she was already annoyed.
I was about halfway up the 5.10c on the east wall when I saw her.
The rain in Clifden doesn't fall so much as it travels sideways with intent.