Within

by Robin Dunn

They went in through the back just like folks said, under the refrigerator in the 7-11, into the series of rooms that had no place in the world.

Jack had been told that he'd have a good time, and that he should get really high before he did it.

Jill got real high.

Jack and Jill. They went in, under the refrigerator, where the rooms appeared.

Out of nowhere.

But it was a quiet town.

There are a lot of reasons it could have been.

And why not?

Why not go in.

Through the door, under the refrigerator.

And in:



Author bio: Robin Wyatt Dunn writes and teaches in Los Angeles. He's online at robindunn.com and fb.com/settdigger and twitter.com/settdigger.

Within is part of 101 Fiction issue 9.

Reopening

by Robin Wyatt Dunn


The politicians daren't touch the shovels now, nor the scissors. The ceremonial toss of earth and snip of ribbon is a risky endeavour now, with the snipers.

All sorts of armed people, old and young, informal and well educated, they induct a ceremony of their own: democracy. Over the internet and at gunpoint, talking over tea, on the telephone, the street.

We build things now, on our own. Some of us wear ties. We wear the ribbons in our hair, and the earth upon our cheeks.

We’re rebuilding our cities, guns on hips.

You're one of us, did you know?





Author bio: Robin Wyatt Dunn lives in southern California and is the author of three novels. A member of the Horror Writers Association, he is proud to have been born in the Carter Administration.   You can find him at www.robindunn.com.

Reopening is part of 101 Fiction issue 1.

Joy

by Robin Dunn


I would have your joy. It is the hardest to sell. The hardest to acquire. It is a beautiful thing, joy. Something I have worked hard here in Los Angeles to make marketable, to make translatable into media my buyers can perceive and understand.

People of Earth, listen. The time we know is only now. It’s now; here we are, seconds ticking by. Why not make an investment? In your future. In the trade routes we have only begun to establish here in your region.

Your joy is so beautiful. Log in to Facebook and click ‘Like’ on “Joy Sell.”




Author bio: Robin Wyatt Dunn lives in The Town of the Queen of the Angels, El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, in Echo Park. He is 33 years old.

www.robindunn.com