We are proud to present

Twenty: The Anniversary Issue

of No Contact

The Fable of the Footless Man
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The Fable of the Footless Man

by Michael X. Wang

Those with neither land nor education had one remaining way to gain favor: possessing something the king personally desired.

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Anemone
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Anemone

by Kevin Sterne

We belly-flopped on the ice and slid to the other side and when we arrived we were older and our skin had seen a few more suns.

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Siren
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Siren

by Cheryl Pappas

My tiny elephant had lost part of his trunk. I wondered if that’s where the luck lived.

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A Body That Is Warm
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A Body That Is Warm

by Stephanie Frazee

On the way home, she calls work to say she will not be in tomorrow and begins to sob. John takes the phone and ends the call.

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The Amber Night
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The Amber Night

by Jack Barker-Clark

We often tested each other’s commitments in the realms of fantasy — it was probably what broke us.

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Two Micros
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Two Micros

by Chelsea Voulgares

But the room rotated around me like it was the last night on earth and besides I was having such a good fucking time.

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Two Final Girl Micros
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Two Final Girl Micros

by Meghan Phillips

In the town where all the final girls live, there are pumpkins on porches, all kitchen-knife carved.

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The Disputed Island / Statues
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The Disputed Island / Statues

by Chris Haven

This was what the diplomat has lived for, these lonely meetings, the flip of the wind, a sip of the drink of the other.

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