Byline: Otto Eiben

My Sweet Galatea

A fictional author’s delusion creates and clings to the perfect woman.

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Hunter

“The truth is that in every annoying, badly done Facebook meme, there is a grain of truth hidden somewhere. Because even the hunter puts down the rifle when the rabbit is served to him on a silver platter by strangers he’s never going to see again.”

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Telescoping Fault

To telescope, we begin with 300 words, then slice the word count in half for each successive section. We stop when the numbers stop dividing evenly. This week, eight Nass writers telescope the word “fault.”

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On Memories, the Olfactory, and Untimely Death

Minutes before death, a writer reflects upon his life in smells.

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Perfect Places

“What is it about Eastern Europe that makes underage, emotionally vulnerable people think those harmful, dangerous thoughts? What is it about Eastern Europe that I still, despite all of this, miss so very much?”

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