Blast

Justin Taroli‘s piece, “Coyote Map,” follows a photographer who strangely encounters coyotes throughout the city of Albuquerque, after returning once their grandmother passes away. As the mysterious sightings progress, they…    read more

In this sparkling, spare sci-fi by Zoe Ballering, the descendants of Earth’s elite trawl space for “the barest hint of life,” aching for what, and who, they left behind. Most…    read more

Darryl J. Benjamin’s “The Art of Falling Water” is a short story about a man who applies for a challenging new job to support his daughter’s future. Learning the traditional…    read more

Photo credit: Mark Elliott Paull. Not approved for duplication or download. “When Lindy Saved My Life” honors Mark Elliott Paull’s profound connection with a beloved greyhound; whose companionship anchored him while he navigated type 1 diabetes and immense grief. This essay prompts us…    read more

“Thanksgiving, 2001” is a black comedy set in a “pentagram” of punk houses in Olympia, Washington, in the months after 9/11. Never flinching, Liina Koivula’s short story explores queer community, human connection, and the decision to define oneself on one’s own terms. TMR’s online-only prose anthology, BLAST features prose…    read more

Reflecting on his time in Kraków, Poland, Michael Downs considers how war and sieges affect people, especially children. His essay “Report” recalls events laced with the brutal reality of pain…    read more

Photo credit: “Siouxsie and Robert” by Tom Sheehan. Image copyright: Tom Sheehan. Not approved for duplication or download. In his essay “Siouxsie, Susan, Robert, and Me,” Jaime Gill reflects on…    read more

BLAST, TMR’s online-only prose anthology, features prose too vibrant to be confined between the covers of a print journal. In this essay by Michael J. Cannistraci, a New York actor…    read more

Jennifer Jang’s “Instant Ramen” is a story of trying to find where one belongs. When two Taiwanese expats meet in New York, they are drawn to each other even as…    read more

In Michael Pikna’s story “Once Is Never,” an elderly Czech couple looks back on their lives, remembering both joys and unspeakable suffering. As Marek and Tereza move toward the next…    read more