Call me Avitus
(Ah-vi-tus)
Photo Credit: Megan Colgan
Avitus B. Carle (she/her/hers) lives and writes outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Old Dominion University with a BA in English — Creative Writing, West Chester University with an MA in English, and Spalding University with an MFA in Fiction.
Formerly known as K.B. Carle, her flash, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in F(r)iction, Jellyfish Review, The Offing, No Contact, Lost Balloon, The Rumpus, JMWW, Hippocampus Magazine, and elsewhere. She has been nominated for Best of the Net, the Best Small Fictions anthology, and the Pushcart Prize.
Illustration Credit: itsweinye
Photo Credit: Annie Frazier
Her story “Soba,” was included in the 2020 Best of the Net Anthology and her experimental flash, “Abernathy_Resume.docx,” was included in the 2022 Best of the Net Anthology. Her story, “A Lethal Woman,” will be included in the 2022 Best Small Fictions anthology. She is currently splitting her time writing flash, short stories, and a novel.