Modern Modernity Pt. 2
Suzanne carried Ariel in one arm, the baby resting on her hip. Her eyes were bright and her mouth puckered…
Author: Thomas Kearnes
Thomas Kearnes holds an MA in Screenwriting from the University of Texas at Austin. His two collections are "Pretend I'm Not Here" (Musa Publishing) and "Promiscuous" (JMS Publishing). His fiction has appeared in Litro, The Adroit Journal, The Ampersand Review, PANK, Word Riot, Eclectica, SmokeLong Quarterly, Johnny America, Five Quarterly, wigleaf, Storyglossia, Sundog Lit, A cappella Zoo, Spork, The Pedestal, Digital Americana Magazine and elsewhere. His work has also appeared in several LGBT venues. He is studying to become a drug dependency counselor. He lives near Houston.
Modern Modernity Pt. 1
It’s stupid to fall for gay guys. That’s what my sister Suzanne said while she scoured the stovetop. But Grover…
Potential Pt. 2
I lay on my unmade bed and admired all the women tacked to the wall. Over three years, I’d been…
Potential Pt. 1
Other guys drew cartoon characters with huge, floppy genitals or whatever model of car they wanted even more than the…
Infestation Pt. 2
“Are you swearing off men completely?” Barton’s pulse quickened with relief. Vince had unwittingly offered Barton a way to refuse…
Infestation Pt. 1
Four months, no shame in that. Barton hadn’t intended to fall once more into its vicious and familiar embrace. When…
Fat Faggots Offer Drugs for Sex Pt. 2
After another minute of walking, Dewey departed from the pebble-strewn road and lumbered up the steps to a mobile home.…
Fat Faggots Offer Drugs for Sex Pt. 1
“What took you so goddamn long, boy?” Margene demanded. “I been calling your name since the commercial.” On the big-screen…
A World of Shit Pt. 2
The sitcom cut to a commercial and Garth picked up the pipe and a lighter. While we watched a procession…
A World of Shit Pt. 1
Garth hadn't dressed properly for the frigid weather. He wore only jeans and a loose sweater over a black T-shirt.…