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Dark Sky Magazine is full of yummy goodness, and I think you should check it out. Currently on Issue 5, Dark Sky showcases quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, and interviews. It’s definitely worth your time.

For today’s stories of the day, here are two of Dark Sky Magazine’s fiction pieces (and a bonus interview!):

“Cinematic,” by Michelle Reale

“She heard the tinny sound of old music and felt momentarily out of time. One of the adults from the group home sneered, “What’s her problem?” She threw the popcorn in the big trashcan at the concession stand. Pushed the heavy doors with both hands and headed outside. Her left shoulder was smeared with greasy butter that caught the light. The movie score would be stuck in her head all day. She imagined she was a damsel in distress.”

“Ash,” by Meg Sefton

“The year it snowed in Texas was the year Mama bought me red cowgirl boots. It was the year I stomped on my daddy’s grave for leaving me, the year Mama smacked my legs in front of everyone. I was not going to the funeral unless I had the boots. Daddy had promised, promised, but Bobby Reardon said he was rotting with the maggots in his face. Well I stomped on Bobby too, stomped hard on his toes with my roach-killers and made him cry.”

Bonus Interview: A Conversation with Frank Hinton

“I think the internet offers different possibilities with regards to personal expression/interaction. The online Frank Hinton to me (Frank) is the most authentic version of myself that exists. If that makes any sense?”