I talked to my sister about it, because sometimes she was wise, even if she was annoyingly optimistic. “Do you think we’re living a lucky life?” I asked. She bopped me on the head with her support mon...

Meg Pokrass in -ette-review Issue 8: Summer 2026

One editor suggested I try a fiction version which I did and that headed me in a whole new direction, freeing me up to be more creative with the story.

Jane’s words felt shy, and yet she wanted to introduce herself to the new neighbor. He appeared unassuming with dark glasses and a pink bald head. She wondered, for a second, if he was an app…

Jane’s words felt shy, and yet she wanted to introduce herself to the new neighbor. He appeared unassuming with dark glasses and a pink bald head. She wondered, for a second, if he was an app…

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Flash Fiction by Karen Crawford SAFE HARBOR She hides teardrops. Under the barrier reef of her tongue, between the currents of her heart, inside the swell of her belly. You poke. You push. You prod…

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by Meg Pokrass Bingo Wings It had something to do with how Dad remained nice to look at even after shedding a life of failed businesses, molting each time one crumbled, until he settled down and ma…

Happy birthday, Big Other contributor Meg Pokrass! Celebrate by reading these Pokrass fictions (with illustrations by Chris Vaughan), which we published in 2022! And then go read “Disappearin…

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She has to stop calling me Bob, but she can’t see me as anyone else.. The name on my birth certificate is Robert, I remind her. I’m Robbie. I’m even fine with Roberto. Please, Mary. Don’t. She says th...

Write a 15 word story a narcissist who is collecting unearned trophies.

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