ALL THE DEAD WE HAVE YET TO BURY
Tampa Bay, Florida. A lonely widow places an ad for a ghost to haunt her. A guilt-stricken teen looks for redemption as a lifeguard after failing to prevent his sister’s drowning. A disillusioned soldier battles a hurricane while reckoning with his family’s military inheritance.
In these explorations of grief and ghosts, Mario Aliberto III’s debut flash fiction collection is itself a visitation, inviting us to commune with those that haunt us, the living and the dead. Set amongst the sweltering heat and rich culture of Tampa Bay, these stories invite the reader to ask how much of yourself would you give up to hold on to those you love?
Reviews
Claudine: A Literary Magazine
“All the Dead We Have Yet to Bury by Mario Aliberto III is a masterful collection of ten flash fictions about grief and the impossible task of moving forward after the death of a close loved one.”
Moon City Review 2026
A Literary Anthology
Edited by Moon City Press Editors Michael Czyzniejewski, Sara Burge, Joel Coltharp, Jennifer Murvin, and John Turner
978-0-913785-90-4 Paper
April 2026
Bending in the Breeze The Bending Genres Anthology
A Literary Anthology
Edited by Amy Marques & Robert Vaughan
978-1-945028-80-9 Paper 2026
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