Brendan McLaughlin’s stories have appeared in Tahoma Literary Review, Orca Literary Journal, Menda City Review, OBELUS, Crow Name, and elsewhere. He is a graduate of the Bennington Writing Seminars and lives in Seattle.

Short fiction

  • Dog Prison

    From Tahoma Literary Review, Issue 27. Read online here.

  • Found Love

    From the Autumn/Winter 2022 edition of Orca Literary Journal. Available for purchase here, or read it online here.

  • The Magic Laser

    From Crow Name Issue IV: Indigo, Violet. Available for purchase here.

  • A Freshly Cleared Space

    From Issue 4 of OBELUS. Available online here.

  • Because Nobody Else Can

    From KAIROS Literary Magazine, Volume III. Available for purchase here, or read online here.

  • The Brakeman of Monotony

    From KAIROS Literary Magazine, Volume VI. Available for purchase here, or read online here.

  • The Queen of the Apocalypse

    From Menda City Review, Issue 34. Available online here.

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