July 1, 2011 | Fiction
The Plumber Who Found Treasure
Dustin M. Hoffman
The holes in Dean's shoes let in the rain that streamed in rivers down the sleek asphalt of Ruby Lane. His feet squished miserably along the rows of dark Tudors built on spec. His pockets were
July 1, 2011 | Fiction
Little Girls by the Side of the Pool
Lincoln Michel
“Did you see what Suzy did when her father tossed her into the air?”
“No, I was looking at Jimmy.”
“She screamed. She screamed like a little piglet right until she hit the water.”
“My
July 1, 2011 | Fiction
We Have to Go Back
xTx
I miss Lost. I want to go on Lost with you. Let’s be on Lost together. Let’s get on a plane that says: DESTINATION - CRASH. Let’s be a part of the brand new cast. I want to be a main character
I'm an Asshole and My Life is Retarded: an interview with Julia Wertz by Elizabeth Ellen and her daughter, Andie V.
Elizabeth Ellen and Andie V.
Julia Wertz's first two books are called Fart Party, a great, attention-grabbing title. I remember grabbing the book off the shelf at the comic bookstore, poking my boyfriend and laughing
Fermin Gave Me Food
C.A. Harrison
He was putting potatoes into my hands.
“What else you need. Salt?”
He stepped over a stack of plates. I moved around them.
“Here. This is good. You cook with this. No?”
The
Two Stories
Jason Joyce
Flight Patterns
The night the ghosts got in we went out the third floor window. I heard boot steps on the stairs and we were gone. Out past paint flecked white wicker into the forest, we’d
An Interview with Brock Clarke
Micah Riecker
Exley, Brock Clarke’s third novel, is the story of Miller le Ray, a boy whose father may or may not have left Miller and his mother to go and serve in Iraq. Told from Miller’s point of view — and
Poetry and Songs for My Voice Cartographer
Ledia Xhoga
The men I meet always want someone I’m not. Naturally, I think the one I’m meeting tonight will be different. I’ve never seen him before; we’ve only talked over the phone. He runs a voice mapping
Free Advice
Matt Leibel
Do not open your story by talking about the weather. Do not exceed the posted speed limits. Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not make any sudden movements. Do not interfere in an ongoing
Two Stories
David Joseph
FORECAST
Little Thomas and I are out in the yard, ripping up dead saplings by the roots so the wind won’t. Last week a gust sent a dry limb through the kitchen window. It took thirty minutes to
Manhunt, or Open Relationships Aren't Some Kind of Cakewalk, If That's What You're Thinking, I Mean, Seriously
Tim Jones-Yelvington
Headline: DON’T SAY MOVIE UNLESS YOU MEAN IT
Profile: Sometimes people invite me to watch a movie when what they really want is sex. This bothers me when the movie is one I actually want to
HOBART Picks the 2011 Season
Stewart O'Nan,
Author of Emily, Alone, Last Night at the Lobster, and Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (with Stephen
Seventh Inning Stretch
Alice Lowe
America’s Game: It is the place where memory gathers.
– Walt Whitman
1.
My mother, Brooklyn-born and raised, used to tell me that if the Dodgers had been in the World Series in 1943,
Jesus Can't Hit A Curveball
Patrick Walczy
He doesn’t float to the plate, just walks. A smattering of applause, what you’d expect on a Wednesday afternoon. “Now pinch hitting,” the announcer calls.
We look to the scoreboard, see what
The Mistakes of Summer
Wendy Oleson
Expecting Dodger Stadium to be half as awesome as Camelback Ranch
Asking husband why he can't lay down a bunt like he used to
Purchasing Swarovski crystal accented team logo tee
Two Baseball Atrocities
John Dermot Woods
LATE SEASON
In Remington, concerned neighbors who had not seen Mrs. Gross, an elderly woman who lived alone in a corner house, in almost a week, called the police to report their fears about
An Interview With Bradford Morrow
Andrew Ervin
Memory is its Medium:
A Conversation with Bradford Morrow
Bradford Morrow's latest novel, The Diviner's Tale, uses some tropes of the traditional murder mystery and elements of the
To Be or Not to Be Isn't Really a Question & The Green is Wrong
John Tway Zackel
Michiko takes a class to learn the guitar. The class is taught by a moustache and a pair of boots. Michiko's ex-boyfriend moves to Kyoto, which is not Osaka. Michiko's musical ability is
The Cuckoo Clock
Jody Brooks
My aunt willed me a cuckoo clock. It’s the clock I ran to watch every hour after school, waiting for the bird to pop out, the cuu and then the coo while she taught singing lessons in the
Monster, Days Like These, and Kept Curiosities
Katie Jean Shinkle
Monster
The Loch Ness Monster Had A Baby! the front cover of the supermarket rag says and we scream and scream and scream THE LOCHNESS MONSTER HAD A BABY and we are so happy and we say WE
Interview With: The NewVillager
The Young Ocean
Editor’s Note:
The following interview was sent to Hobart unsolicited and un-pitched. It was also un-emailed. I was sent it through the mail, and it was the only file on a 3 ½”
A Model Life
Andrew Scott
The Elders rented a two-bedroom unit in Building 16. The office staff knew Harv and Jean from their numerous complaints. Marvin Gardens, located just five minutes from the university, sold
Patterson Thorndike is Dead
Harmony Neal
Patterson Thorndike is Dead
Patterson Thorndike was dead. What was Dresden supposed to do with that information? He felt a flush of shame, twice. First for remembering every time he’d