List: Best Of | Curated by Arpad Nagy | Medium

Apr 28, 2023

16 stories

Best Of

In

The Narrative Arc

by

Michelle A. Cmarik

He Grabbed at Me on an Empty Beach

Escaping in the burning sand led to an unexpected encounter

Apr 21, 2023

He Grabbed at Me on an Empty Beach

Apr 21, 2023

In

Pure Fiction

by

JA Vassili

Every Time I See It, I Smile

a short story

Apr 25, 2023

Every Time I See It, I Smile

Apr 25, 2023

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In

The Lark

by

Patrick Metzger

The Quarry

There’s a reason for the ‘No Trespassing’ sign

Jun 24, 2021

The Quarry

Jun 24, 2021

In

The Judean People’s Front

by

Reuben Salsa

Faux Outrage is Fucking Me Off

I’ve had enough. I don’t want your fucking feedback anymore. I really don’t give a shit about your opinion. I don’t need to be corrected…

Aug 29, 2022

Faux Outrage is Fucking Me Off

Aug 29, 2022

PJ Jackelman

One in Three

Play the game, or a life of shame, which will it be?

Sep 13, 2022

A close up of swirling water, or wine.

Sep 13, 2022

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In

The Writing Cooperative

by

Eric Pierce

What Moneyball Can Teach You About Writing

Or, why a movie about baseball statistics is riveting

Oct 11, 2019

What Moneyball Can Teach You About Writing

Oct 11, 2019

In

Writers’ Blokke

by

Lisa S. Gerard

The Uncommon & Magnificent Mikey

Unspoken Powers of The Pond

Jul 21, 2021

The Uncommon & Magnificent Mikey

Jul 21, 2021

Lisa S. Gerard

Her Taste of Freedom On the Road to Redemption

When it’s time, it’s time

May 20, 2021

A woman with dark hair and sunglasses, smoking on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere, Lisa Gerard Braun

May 20, 2021

In

The Mayhem

by

Preeti

How Do You Know the Person You Live With Isn’t a Murderer?

Plus other such suspicions

Jun 1, 2022

How Do You Know the Person You Live With Isn’t a Murderer?

Jun 1, 2022

In

MuddyUm

by

Amy Sea

The Best Sex of My Life

Why on this night is this sex better than on other nights?

May 23, 2022

The Best Sex of My Life

May 23, 2022

PJ Jackelman

A Crazy Little Thing Called Love: My 16 at 16

Prompt: 16 Hits When You Were 16

Mar 30, 2022

A Crazy Little Thing Called Love: My 16 at 16

Mar 30, 2022

This story is no longer available

This story is no longer available

Simon Dillon

Dillon Picks February 2022

The Dillon Empire separates Medium wheat from chaff.

Feb 25, 2022

Dillon Picks February 2022

Feb 25, 2022

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