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The Death of the Angel Prince

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“I’d waged war against my Father because I was a child, and I was losing Him to Adam. I would rather be a rebel than a faithful son unloved.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, chey rivera, the death of the angel prince
monstrous

BROWN(ROT)BROWN

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“I’ll tell you once I open my mouth that I am a peach. Yes, a peach. I am a peach pitted with rot knocked from a branch no less distorted than yours.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, jennifer lorne, brown(rot)brown
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The Painter

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“But what they knew not of was that this was not an evil of divine scale. This was one manufactured by society. And one that hid in the crevice of its incompetence at catching it.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
flash fiction, issue three, dylan siunwa, the painter
monstrous

To the Moon, Alice

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“One morning, the way he glared at her, his eyes moving over her with a fury she’d never seen before, made her realize there was no love left in them. It was as if he was plotting to rip the soul right out of her.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, amy soscia, to the moon alice
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Jocasta, Away in the Night

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“A woman was trained to look upon disaster with optimism and promptly fix it. A queen was trained to take it all in stride and step over it with graceful feet, leaving no evidence there was ever a mistake in the first place.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, d.h. lane, jocasta away in the night
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The Face that Turned a Thousand Ships

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“Those weren’t my eyes, blazing back at me with such hatred and anger. And they certainly weren’t the eyes of a god.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, jennifer moore, the face that turned a thousand ships
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Theseus the Bull Slayer

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“But seriously, he says, then he launches into a tale of myth and broken promises. Lots of legend potential and ode material.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, theseus the bull slayer, al mcclimens
monstrous

The Blazing One

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“But by the rock where the Fire Bringer was bound, I was no more than a paring knife. That was the mission the Sky-Father demanded of my body. You shall wound. You shall torment.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, arda mori, the blazing one
monstrous

Wolf Like Me

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“As the dirt makes home under your nails, the blood of every victory mats your fur. How long til snapping bones shred your gums mid-bite, til your spine’s a waning crescent and you leave yourself behind?”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, billie-leigh burns, wolf like me
monstrous

ODYSSEUS DREAMS OF DISINTEGRATION

October 31, 2024 by Kyle Ross in monstrous

“There in that bed, with its olive tree leg, he screamed and screamed, and he did not look one bit like an immortal god.”

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October 31, 2024 /Kyle Ross
issue three, flash fiction, luke condon, odysseus dreams of disintegration
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