We are proud to present

Thirty: The Second Anniversary Issue

of No Contact

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Maximum Allowance

by Shareen K. Murayama

She used to be adept at becoming invisible. To help matters, she saved her words for essential desires.

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When You Leave the Location

by Jennifer Wortman

The week during which you or I or possibly we, together, destroyed my phone amid fits of rage remains a terrible blur. For a long time after, I didn’t want a working phone.

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After Kuroneko

by Linnie Greene

Now, we just want hash browns. Blood will have to do.

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Newlyweds

by Kyle Seibel

They’re newlyweds. It’s the first thing they say to us. The next thing they say is that there is a man trapped in their U-Haul.

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At Sofia’s

by Megan Peck Shub

The restaurant was called Sofia’s, although “Sofia” never existed. The face beaming out of “Sofia’s” black-and-white portrait hanging on the wall was an anonymous dead grandmother scooped up by an interior designer at some flea market.

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The Wait

by Colin Lubner

Minutes ago, he asked her what she missed most from the time before them, and she told him a story about the first dog she had as a kid. And then it was his turn. And now it still is.

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Classic Slasher

by Marne Litfin

Sex, virginity, psychopaths, abuse, retribution, revenge, roll credits. The plots were compelling because they were so clear.

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