WEDNESDAY CLASSIC: "In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried" by Amy Hempel in Fictionaut

Did you know that when they taught the first chimp to talk, it lied? Originally published in TriQuarterly in 1983. Read story in Fictionaut here.

"Working Girl" by Jake Barnes in Fictionaut

Cory peered over the hedge and there was a hooker servicing a john. Read story here. ... Read other Fictionaut posts (and there are many) here.

"10,000 Dollar Pyramid" by Robert Vaughan in Fictionaut

During the course of her life Cleo screwed every single President. Read piece here.

"Luck" by Jake Barnes in Fictionaut

You write your name in a space, pay a buck, and if somebody jumps off the bridge that day, you win the pot. Read story here.

"Macy's" by Amanda Harris in Fictionaut

You pray for one of the salespeople to walk her out of the store, to direct her to her car, to point her to any direction other than the one she's going, but they don't do any of these things. Read story here.

"The Bad Policeman" by John Riley in Fictionaut

She had slept with him freely but without enough joy. It was this inability to feel joy that drove her to the alley. Read story here. ... More John Riley here.

"Lime Sherbet Punch in The Balls" by Misti Rainwater-Lites in Fictionaut

Someone spiked the lime sherbet punch with vodka so we loved each other harder than usual. Read story here.

"Last Act" by Amanda Harris in Fictionaut

Maybe I've been terrible in bed, and the only way my husband can get back at me is if he ties me up and then puts me to sleep. Read story here.

"One Night Stand" by Amanda Harris in Fictionaut

I don't like sex, but this is not about what I want. Read story here.

"The Thing About Dooley" by Gary V. Powell in Fictionaut

My wife came with a soft sigh while Niki wailed like a wildcat. See story here

"Strings" by Kathy Fish in Fictionaut

My older brother Bill and his girlfriend shy in the face of their molten horniness. Read piece here.

"Firecrackers" by Christian Bell in Fictionaut

The last time someone pointed a gun at me I laughed. Do us all a favor, jackass, and fire. Those days I was explosives, cyanide. Read story here.

"The Serious Writer and Her Pussy" by Meg Pokrass in Fictionaut

As a serious writer, in mid-life, she must master speaking the word “pussy” with confidence and authority.

"CATLUVR" by Bud Smith in Fictionaut

I "crippled" a woman on Route 9 the previous winter in front of Gas 'N Go. Read story here.

"To Do Reminders" by Ed Wiggins in Fictionaut

Avoid suppose. Freeze Hell over. Knot despair. Read list here.

"The Hand of a Killer" by Foster Trecost in Fictionaut

I'm not sure why he killed them, but after, he tried to kill himself. This much I can understand. Read piece here.

"Hummingbird and Mouse" by Steven Gowin in Fictionaut

I annihilate mice. If their job is to be mice, mine is to destroy them. I don't apologize, but still. Read story here.

"Destructive Intent" by Charlotte Hamrick in Fictionaut

It's been ten months since
his hands touched her body,
ten months since she wrapped her
legs around him and sighed in sex-saturated
satisfaction, and six months since she screamed
she hated him to which he replied, “go to hell."
Read poem here.

"Hat Trick" by Barry Friesen in Fictionaut

“JesusMotherFuckingChristHoppingBullshittingCocksuckingChrist!” he yelled. Read story here.

"The Fall" by Daniel Harris in Fictionaut

When I was finished, I swept my driveway and went inside. I found my wife lying on the floor. Blood was running from her eyebrow and from the corner of her eye. Read story here.