We are proud to present

 Issue Twenty-Six

of No Contact

Dead Eli
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Dead Eli

by Nicole Tsuno

The first person I date after my husband asks to open up our marriage is dead. Dead Eli, his profile reads.

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The Day John Kennedy Died
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The Day John Kennedy Died

by Daniel Felsenthal

Alfred sat in French class and drew stars on his binder. Robert wondered if his erection was visible through his jeans. Marsha practiced her verbs.

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Visiting Cassie / In Transit
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Visiting Cassie / In Transit

by Wendy Oleson

Still, things don’t fit together once they’ve broken—too many critical bits get lost in the violence.

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Balloons
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Balloons

by Kara Vernor

Through the sieve of the bushes up ahead, a shock of color. Was it a man?

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Myrtle Beach
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Myrtle Beach

by Parker Young

I began to sense that EJ was afraid of the motel we’d chosen. And yet she never wanted to go anywhere else. She locked the door.

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A Little Lucky in the Evening
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A Little Lucky in the Evening

by Isaac Zisman

Lucky stands at the end of the pier, staring off into the wild expanse of the west, or maybe it’s just New Jersey.

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Disenchantment
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Disenchantment

by Seth Bockley

One day you were born and nothing magical happened to you. This was contrary to all your expectations.

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