This story was shortlisted for the Writers Rebel Flash Fiction Competition. Alycia Calvert is a neurodivergent emerging author from the desert southwest. Her lush little stories blur the line between poetry and fiction and always have a speculative bent. Alycia Calvert writes: “I’ve been thinking about the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Artificial […]
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Nesting GardenAlycia Calvert
This story was shortlisted for the Writers Rebel Flash Fiction Competition. Jane finds it cooler under the greenhouses hanging tree limbs, as the ground outside browns. Holding hands or alone, others join. Under metal and glass, heavy breathing in the sweaty humidity. Outside, tan grasses crisp. Emptied aquifers become blistering, caving sinkholes. Sheets […]