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The Falling Marbles Bimonthly
An every-other-month offering of and about fiction from the premier publisher of literary fiction in the State of Texas
ISSUE VII (Jul/Aug ’26)
featuring a palatial complaint, the story of a self-important shirt, and much more
“Cascading worth, one work at a time”
Stories
GONE TO TEXAS by T. Benjamin White
An early-chapter excerpt from the novel Land of Drought and Flood, the story of Robert Brammer, the liberal-crusader mayor of Austin, and his longshot bid to become governor of Texas. It’s a tough fight. To help, Brammer makes a strange decision: He hires a wizard…
THE FAMOUS WEDDING SHIRT by Stewart Berg
The story of a self-important shirt who finds himself part of an important lesson.
THE SPREADING PALACE by Shay Martin
A slightly altered lampoon of the emperor Nero, a hero after our time’s own heart..
A FLIGHT OF RAVENS by Andrew Bacevich
An early-chapter excerpt from the novel Ravens on a Wire, the story of Vietnam’s dark legacy, as faced on the West Germany border.
LIFE ON MARS by Mark Gullick
A bite-sized short story of the giants
THE COLOR OF RESPECT by Connor Nathans
The story of an overhearing that remains a persistent echo