Author: Tim Fitts

Tim Fitts lives and works in Philadelphia with his wife and two children. His stories have been published by journals such as Granta, The Gettysburg Review, Shenandoah, Apple Valley Review, New South, The Baltimore Review, among many others. He is the author of two short story collections, Hypothermia (MadHat Press 2017) and Go Home and Cry for Yourselves (Xavier Review Press 2017). He serves on the editorial staff of the Painted Bride Quarterly and teaches in the Liberal Arts Department of the Curtis Institute of Music.
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Shark Patrol

Just south of Sarasota, I told the lady sun tanning on the blanket there was a shark out there in the water.  It was true.  Big shark.  Two body lengths, shadow grey, cruising like a tank beneath the surface.  “There can’t be any sharks out there,” the woman said.  Some ... Read More
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The Beginning of His Eventful and Excellent Career | Recommended by Tim Fitts

The Beginning of His Eventful and Excellent Career | Recommended by Tim Fitts

The Beginning of His Eventful and Excellent Career by Cameron MacKenzie This novel explores the pressures and conditions of both love and evil that spark an uprising against oppression.  We get the spark where the violence against one's family calls for a violent reaction, but the once the action is ... Read More
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