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A Minor Prophet (Flash Fiction Magazine, 2024)

Michael Barthel

08 Aug 2024 — 1 min read
A Minor Prophet (Flash Fiction Magazine, 2024)
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A Minor Prophet
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Does Spring Breakers Have a Moral? (Bullett, 2013)

Does Spring Breakers Have a Moral? (Bullett, 2013)

I was thinking the other day about Spring Breakers, and went looking for the piece I wrote about seeing it in a nearly-empty Indiana theater, only to find that the site has been stricken from the internet. Rereading it, I see some interesting parallels with my other writing on pop,

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Known Unknowns + EP

I have a story out in Fish Barrel Review, called "Known Unknowns." I've also released an EP of experimental guitar/noise music as APOPHRA. You can hear it on all the streaming services, or get it on Bandcamp.

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Vibrational Match

Vibrational Match

Looks like the publisher of this story has gone fully offline, so I’ll post it here! "What is that sound?" said Sutwin. "A Hobart CLeN?" “Can I get a consensus check?” said Ally.  It was quiet in the room as we listened, but then, it

By Michael Barthel 03 May 2025

Skies of America (X-R-A-Y, 2024)

Very excited to have a short story in X-R-A-Y as part of their "sad Christmas" theme. Check it out here: https://xraylitmag.com/skies-of-america-by-mike-barthel/fiction/

By Michael Barthel 23 Dec 2024
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