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Memories are tricky things. Sometimes we remember the most useless information, but the things we most wish to hold on to just slip away. This is "Remembering Polly" by Mark Ifanson. Check it out now in issue 101!

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These prose poems by @Steve421464 are true stories, only slightly embellished & in his words, "There is an awful kind of beauty to truth. Hard to make eye contact with sometimes." All 3 poems are live now & all 3 are full of that brutal beauty!

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As always, RF would like to thank their raucus roster of contributors to this issue: @Steve421464 Rita Rouvalis Chapman for Matt Freeman @IreneGentle
Rob Schwartz, Marcel Gabbett, Andrea Damic @jeff__harvey Delaney Adams

@Steve421464 @IreneGentle @jeff__harvey We couldn't have done it without you, and we ❤️ you!

And to my team - @KellieScottReed @sky_barett @melissacuisine @MargotStillings & Ben Shahon - thanks for helping me hold down the fort no matter what storms come! Love y'all!

Wrapping up this preview of issue 101 with a seasonal story set on Halloween night in a bustling Cambridge, MA. Starring robots, aliens, Disney channel characters and vegans! This is "Vegan Halloween" by Marcel Gabbett. Grab a hot cider, some funsize candy bars and dig in! 10/31

When you tout yourself as dependable, reliable, likeable, you may just be trying to convince yourself that's what you are. You might just be puffing up your image in your own head. You might be deluding yourself. This is "The Doer" by Delaney Adams. Saturday 10/31!

This teeny bite is from a tiny piece of fiction that packs a giant wallop! Join us Saturday to read all 100 words of "And Helen Thought She Was Going to Have It All" by Jeff Harvey @jeff__harvey

"Everyone likes grilled cheese" is a true statement as far as I'm concerned. But it is also one of 3 micros from Eirene Gentle @IreneGentle that we have waiting for you in our 101st edition, going live on Halloween! No tricks, only treats!

Sometimes the best poems don't look or sound like poems. They sneak up on you with plain words and stark honesty, so gorgeous that your stomach hurts. "The Medium Kind of Good" by Steve Passey @Steve421464 is one of those sneaky-ass poems. Issue 101, 10/31, three from Steve!

Picture it: the 1980s, the World Trade Center. A young commodities trader chases the perfect trade. For our main character, it's actually his SECOND perfect trade! Find out what it costs him in "The Trade", a story by Rob Schwartz. It's coming on Saturday!

Welcome to our Poetry Party by Proxy. What's that, you ask? It's this perceptive review of Matthew Freeman's "Dopamine and the Devil" written by Rita Rouvalis Chapman. Check out her insights in our 101st edition on Saturday. Then go buy Matt's book and enjoy his poems!

What's this? A bit of CNF to brighten your day! It's not like we can depend on the sunshine to do that this time of year in our little part of the world. This is "the traces of us" by Andrea Damic. You can read all of it on Saturday in our 101st issue.

This tiny bite is the beginning of what turns out to be a difficult conversation. It's also the beginning of "Remembering Polly", a sad but sweet little story from Mark Ifanson. You can find the entire story in our 101st issue this Saturday, 10/31!

We're wrapping up our rewind of issue 100 with a little tale that is half coming-of-age story, half nature documentary, and half thriller. Yes, I know that doesn't add up. Just go check it out. This is "Big Bald Bear" by @DevinJLeonard.

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I don't know what kind of scarecrow hangs out with a crow at a writers' workshop and then hooks up with them. But I do know I'm ready to find out more! This is "Good Morning!" by Mark Ifanson and it's live now in our 100th issue!

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I don't think I've ever watched an entire episode of Xena. After reading @SadeeBee 's essay, "Who wouldn’t want a badass woman with a sword?", I am going to have to rectify that! Check it out and answer the question for yourself! Live now 👇

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What would you do if you knew the exact moment of the foretold Rapture? And would your behavior in your last days on this earth change your eternal outcome? Thoughts to ponder as you read "Out of Office" by @andrewcareaga in issue 100.

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Meet Birdie. I love this girl as much as I love this introduction. She & Leelee are the only characters you'll meet in "The Damn Train" by @keithroysdon. You can find them down by the tracks in our 100th issue. See if you don't love her as much as I do!

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Monday is named after the Moon. And we had a full moon the night before our 100th issue went live. It seems to be fitting that we share this lovely little gem with you today! This is "The Approximate Distance Between" by Mark LaMonda & it's live now!

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