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Flawwords by Shahab Zargari | photo by Erik Dungan
The Movie Veronica Rentedwords by Kris Sevillena | photo by Kadri Poldma
Originally published in Verbicide issue #17 There goes that doorbell again. Doing her doorbell jingle and banging something against the door. “Oliver. It’s me.” “You [...]
Blue Jeans and an Army Jacketwords by Raegan Butcher | artwork by Michael Twohig
Originally published in Verbicide issue #17 When the guy in the blue jeans and an army jacket walked into the lobby I was half-turned away [...]
Out Of Orderwords by Asher Ellis | artwork by Chris Houston-Ponchak
Originally published in Verbicide issue #16 Geoffrey smiled, his teeth whiter than piano keys. “Have a nice day Mrs. Walsh, and thank you for your [...]
One Punch: A Prison Anecdotewords by Raegan Butcher
Originally published in Verbicide issue #15 Ever since coming to prison I had been confounding people; I just didn’t look like a criminal. I was [...]
The Fucking Beatleswords by Christopher Staley
Originally published in Verbicide issue #14 I hadn’t really seen anybody in quite some time. I was working long hours and not making much money, [...]
Cluewords by Christopher Staley | artwork by Michael Twohig
Originally published in Verbicide issue #13 The sunburned man’s tattoo read FTW: Fuck The World. I knew that’s what it stood for because I’d met [...]
Da Jump Offwords by Christopher Staley
Originally published in Verbicide issue #12 The first night I was in Brooklyn I got punched in the face. I was on my way across [...]
The Pointewords by Christopher Staley
Originally published in Verbicide issue #10 Maybe she’d been lying to get rid of me. Ghod she was fly tho, in that blue wig and [...]
Fredwords by Christopher Connal
Originally published in Verbicide issue #9 Fred the janitor had thick, slimy skin like week-old turkey. He wasn’t really the janitor, he was more of [...]
Space Invaderswords by Christopher Staley | artwork by Roy Wasson Valle
Originally published in Verbicide issue #9 There is a spectre haunting mankind. The next step in the game of evolution has been initialized, and all [...]
Waiting For the End of the Worldwords by Raegan Butcher
Originally published in Verbicide issue #9 The woman at the end of the bar had been acting strangely all morning and she became progressively more [...]
A Heaping Platter of God’s Lovewords by Christopher Staley | photo by Bleu Cease
Originally published in Verbicide issue #8 I used to want to be a writer. I do not any more. Stories are lies, and when you [...]
Satisfactionwords by Christopher Connal | photo by Douglas Novielli
Originally published in Verbicide issue #8 There must be a written rule somewhere: what you want never comes, but as soon as it does you [...]
Betterwords by Christopher Staley
Originally published in Verbicide issue #6 I have spent time in the Hospital, but I am Better now, you must believe me. I am not [...]
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