An American family vacationing in a formerly war-torn country encounters the echoes of the city’s recent past as it bleeds into the present.

In the woods beside my parents’ house, there is a sign that reads “Fort Blount.” It’s a slab of wood, hand-painted gray…

In the woods beside my parents’ house, there is a sign that reads “Fort Blount.” It’s a slab of wood, hand-painted gray…

Evening was coming on in Connecticut, the cool blue sky softening into swathes of gray and pink, like the ones I tried out on the walls of our new house:…

forgot to proofread my book failed to break a fall forgot to call my friend failed to answer the call failed to challenge the state forgot to state the…

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“This can’t end well,” I say. From behind me, Fresnel chuckles. “Handheld,” he says, “you’ve said a mouthful.” A joke: I have…

How long after a person has died is it socially acceptable to hold a reading of the will? I’ve never attended one…

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Explore our published issues, discover new work and read the latest from After Midnight Literary Magazine. Issue I – Until Midnight Fall 2026 Our inaugural collection of poetry, fiction, crea…

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