THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2026 · This week's fiction · Submit a story →

Contributor

C.W. Bryan

3 published stories

C.W. Bryan is the author of 3 poetry chapbooks. His most recent, Strawberries: Prose Poems, was published in 2026 by Audience Askew Press. He is currently pursuing an MFA at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Stories

  1. July 16, 2026

    Shadowcasting

    Marcus fell in love with an Algerian girl named Raina. They never spoke to one another. Raina mended clothing for small sums. In the evenings Marcus tore holes in his shirts with a metal toothpick. In the mornings he…

  2. July 16, 2026

    Life Cycles

    In the matter of wintering birds: consider Barnacle geese, who make their homes and families in cliffside nests. The barnacle gosling is full of tiny organs, like a tiny heart (full), or a tiny stomach (empty). The…

  3. July 16, 2026

    Gosling Math

    Helen had stolen a chicken. She ran now through an open field, bird in hand. At 80 meters, all things considered, (gravity, wind, migrational patterns of barnacle geese) the bullet would have a 2.3765% chance of hitting…