My childhood best friend was beautiful. For many years, she had to wear a back brace. It gave her a dignified air, as if a string were attached to the top of her head, pulling her up tall. She glided ...

King Ludd’s Rag No. 26 features stories by Kay Vaindal and Eli Sugerman.

He climbs up the side of my building every night in the middle of the city and bellows about unrequited love. The poor beast. Sometimes I join him from my apartment. I lean out the window and bellow. ...

An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.