Prose & Poetry That Wins By Knockout
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Prose & Poetry That Wins By Knockout
Funicular magazine publishes short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry from emerging and established Canadian writers, as well as work from writers around the world.
Funicular magazine is Made in Edmonton, Alberta.
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Madeline Anthes
Hey,
I’m feeling good, and I hope you are too.
I’ll just be blunt. You deserve an explanation.
I need you with me, Maddie. I cannot do this alone.
Here’s what you told me: You have a heart bigger than the state of Montana.
Amber Burke
We rise from the earth toward each other, aching with desire. What is allowed? The tentativeness of first touches. Tell me what you want. I take your hand and place it. My young body. Your young body. The dew on us gleaming. Inviting, teasing.
Jacqueline Parker
Months after my mother’s death, years after cancer began the long, slow mastication of her body, she’s resurrected in my toast. Golden brown and singed, she appears without warning as I’m about bite the border of her crusty skull.