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Stories by Mike Lynch
May 1, 2012
New story published: “Science!”
In Bantam is a new lit zine featuring fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual art. The first issue was published today, and it includes one of my stories, “Science!” Good times. Feels great to see a new story online for the first time in a while!
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April 7, 2011
Spoiled Meatloaf
In a small, cozy diner lived a homemade meatloaf. The meatloaf spent its days lounging on a warm plate with some mashed potatoes and sweet corn. Together they watched television, argued about sports, and ate blueberry pie while waiting for a diner patron to purchase and eat them. Life didn’t stink, but it wasn’t good [...]
January 10, 2011
Jonesy’s Rhino
The zoo is great. Well, everything but the monkeys. I can’t stand monkeys. They’re so lame. What, I’m supposed to be impressed because they can climb trees and solve puzzles? Fat chance. So yeah, I can’t stand monkeys, but I love the zoo. Jonesy loved the zoo too, and that’s why we were pals. But [...]
September 14, 2010
Burrito Porn
A humboldt squid flies through the air above Newbury Street. Seawater drips from its tentacles. The squid soars gracefully, like a fleshy torpedo, around lamp posts and buildings. Occasionally it swoops down to earth. It prances into a shop and buys records, chai, blueberry gelato. The squid consumes greedily, its skin tone flickering like a [...]
August 1, 2010
Horseshoe Champion
It’s a beautiful spring day in Boston. Birds are chirping. Flowers are blooming. And I’m eating a fajita while sitting on the stoop outside my apartment. Life is pretty ok. Suddenly, a rocketship descends from the sky and lands on the sidewalk. My eyes goggle. “Nice!” The rocketship startles me so badly that I nearly [...]
March 15, 2010
Cheeseburgart
I was hungry, so I visited a bar down the street from my apartment. I eat there once a month or so — whenever I’m craving a shitty cheeseburger. About ten minutes after arriving at the bar, I held a cheeseburger in my hands. However, just as I was about to sink my teeth into [...]
